Beggar'S-Buttons vs Ornate Cuscus

Arctium lappa compared with Phalanger ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Ornate Cuscus
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Asterales (อันดับทานตะวัน)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Phalangeridae
Genus	Arctium	Phalanger
Species	Arctium lappa	Phalanger ornatus

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Ornate Cuscus
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).

Ornate Cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.