Beggar'S-Buttons vs Zanzibar Puddle Frog

Arctium lappa compared with Phrynobatrachus ungujae

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Zanzibar Puddle Frog is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Zanzibar Puddle Frog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Phrynobatrachidae
Genus	Arctium	Phrynobatrachus
Species	Arctium lappa	Phrynobatrachus ungujae

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Zanzibar Puddle Frog

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Zanzibar Puddle Frog
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).

Zanzibar Puddle Frog

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Kenya. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.