Beggar'S-Buttons vs Whiteface Hagfish

Arctium lappa compared with Myxine circifrons

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Whiteface Hagfish
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Myxini (Myxini)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Myxiniformes (Myxiniformes)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Myxinidae
Genus	Arctium	Myxine
Species	Arctium lappa	Myxine circifrons

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Whiteface Hagfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Whiteface Hagfish
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).

Whiteface Hagfish

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Chile.

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.