Beggar'S-Buttons vs Mongolian Vole

Arctium lappa compared with Microtus mongolicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Mongolian Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Asterales (菊目)	Rodentia (啮齿目)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Cricetidae
Genus	Arctium	Microtus
Species	Arctium lappa	Microtus mongolicus

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Mongolian Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Mongolian Vole
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).

Mongolian Vole

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.