Beggar'S-Buttons vs sun shell

Arctium lappa compared with Astraea heliotropium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Beggar'S-Buttons sun shell
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers) Trochida (Trochida)
Family Asteraceae (Daisy Family) Turbinidae
Genus Arctium Astraea
Species Arctium lappa Astraea heliotropium

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

sun shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Beggar'S-Buttons sun shell
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).

sun shell

Habitat

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

Range

Found in New Zealand.

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.

sun shell

No description available.

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