Beggar'S-Buttons vs Western Grebe

Arctium lappa compared with Aechmophorus occidentalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Western Grebe
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Podicipediformes (Podicipediformes)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Podicipedidae
Genus	Arctium	Aechmophorus
Species	Arctium lappa	Aechmophorus occidentalis

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Western Grebe

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Western Grebe
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).

Western Grebe

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.