Beggar'S-Buttons vs Veiled Chameleon

Arctium lappa compared with Chamaeleo calyptratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Veiled Chameleon
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Squamata (Lizards & Snakes)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons)
Genus	Arctium	Chamaeleo (Chameleons)
Species	Arctium lappa	Chamaeleo calyptratus

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Veiled Chameleon

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Veiled Chameleon
Diet	—	Omnivore
Average Lifespan	—	5 years
Average Length	—	50 cm
Average Weight	—	200 g

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).

Veiled Chameleon

Habitat

Typically found in a wide range of habitat types.

Range

Distributed across Saudi Arabia and Yemen.

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.