Button Snakeroot vs Crested servaline genet

Liatris pycnostachya compared with Genetta cristata

Key Differences

• Button Snakeroot is Not Evaluated while Crested servaline genet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Snakeroot	Crested servaline genet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Viverridae
Genus	Liatris	Genetta
Species	Liatris pycnostachya	Genetta cristata

Conservation Status

Button Snakeroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Crested servaline genet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Snakeroot	Crested servaline genet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Button Snakeroot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Crested servaline genet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Button Snakeroot

The Button Snakeroot (Liatris pycnostachya) is a species in the genus Liatris. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.