African amaranth vs Malagasy civet

Amaranthus muricatus compared with Fossa fossana

Key Differences

• African amaranth is Not Evaluated while Malagasy civet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African amaranth	Malagasy civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Amaranthus	Fossa
Species	Amaranthus muricatus	Fossa fossana

Conservation Status

African amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African amaranth	Malagasy civet
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).

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.