Beggar'S-Buttons vs Swamp Dwarf Crayfish

Arctium lappa compared with Cambarellus puer

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Swamp Dwarf Crayfish
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Cambaridae
Genus	Arctium	Cambarellus
Species	Arctium lappa	Cambarellus puer

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Swamp Dwarf Crayfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Swamp Dwarf Crayfish
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).

Swamp Dwarf Crayfish

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.