Beggar'S-Buttons vs striated cone

Arctium lappa compared with Conus striatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	striated cone
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Neogastropoda (Neogastropoda)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Conidae
Genus	Arctium	Conus
Species	Arctium lappa	Conus striatus

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

striated cone

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	striated cone
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beggar'S-Buttons

Habitat

Inhabits temperate coniferous forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Asia (North Korea, Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

striated cone

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across New Zealand, Norway, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

Beggar'S-Buttons

The Beggar'S-Buttons (Arctium lappa) is a species in the genus Arctium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits temperate coniferous forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇹🇼 Taiwan