Beggar'S-Buttons vs Two-banded Plover

Arctium lappa compared with Charadrius falklandicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Two-banded Plover
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Charadriidae
Genus	Arctium	Charadrius
Species	Arctium lappa	Charadrius falklandicus

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Two-banded Plover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Two-banded Plover
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).

Two-banded Plover

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic 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.