African-Spinach vs chainfruit

Amaranthus cruentus compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Key Differences

• African-Spinach is Not Evaluated while chainfruit is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African-Spinach	chainfruit
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Amaranthus	Alyxia
Species	Amaranthus cruentus	Alyxia ilicifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

African-Spinach and chainfruit share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

African-Spinach

NE — Not Evaluated

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African-Spinach	chainfruit
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).

chainfruit

Habitat

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

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.

chainfruit

The Chainfruit (Alyxia ilicifolia) is a species in the genus Alyxia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.