African-Spinach vs Guernsey Pigweed

Amaranthus cruentus compared with Amaranthus blitum

Key Differences

• African-Spinach is Not Evaluated while Guernsey Pigweed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African-Spinach	Guernsey Pigweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (نباتات)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)
Order same	Caryophyllales (قرنفليات)	Caryophyllales (قرنفليات)
Family same	Amaranthaceae	Amaranthaceae
Genus same	Amaranthus	Amaranthus
Species	Amaranthus cruentus	Amaranthus blitum

Evolutionary Relationship

African-Spinach and Guernsey Pigweed share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Amaranthus.

Conservation Status

African-Spinach

NE — Not Evaluated

Guernsey Pigweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African-Spinach	Guernsey Pigweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African-Spinach

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Guinea), Asia (8 countries), Europe (28 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil).

Guernsey Pigweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (14 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (5 countries).

African-Spinach

The African-Spinach (Amaranthus cruentus) is a species in the genus Amaranthus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 28 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇮🇳 India 🇮🇱 Israel 🇯🇵 Japan 🇱🇻 Latvia 🇱🇹 Lithuania 🇲🇹 Malta 🇲🇩 Moldova 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 🇵🇱 Poland 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇷🇴 Romania 🇷🇺 Russia 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇸🇮 Slovenia 🇨🇭 Switzerland 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste 🇹🇴 Tonga 🇹🇷 Turkey 🇺🇦 Ukraine 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States