African-Spinach vs Foca Pia

Amaranthus cruentus compared with Pagophilus groenlandicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African-Spinach	Foca Pia
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Amaranthus	Pagophilus
Species	Amaranthus cruentus	Pagophilus groenlandicus

Conservation Status

African-Spinach

NE — Not Evaluated

Foca Pia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African-Spinach	Foca Pia
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).

Foca Pia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal