Beggar'S-Buttons vs Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Arctium lappa compared with Sciurus igniventris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (식물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Magnoliopsida (목련강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Asterales (국화목)	Rodentia (설치류)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Arctium	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Arctium lappa	Sciurus igniventris

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
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).

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.