African amaranth vs Hamadryas baboon

Amaranthus muricatus compared with Papio hamadryas

Key Differences

• African amaranth is Not Evaluated while Hamadryas baboon is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African amaranth	Hamadryas baboon
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Amaranthus	Papio
Species	Amaranthus muricatus	Papio hamadryas

Conservation Status

African amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Hamadryas baboon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African amaranth	Hamadryas baboon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African amaranth

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Morocco, South Africa), Asia (Israel), Europe (11 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

Hamadryas baboon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

African amaranth

The African amaranth (Amaranthus muricatus) is a species in the genus Amaranthus. Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.