African-Spinach vs Spreading amaranth

Amaranthus cruentus compared with Amaranthus crassipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African-Spinach	Spreading amaranth
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family same	Amaranthaceae	Amaranthaceae
Genus same	Amaranthus	Amaranthus
Species	Amaranthus cruentus	Amaranthus crassipes

Evolutionary Relationship

African-Spinach and Spreading amaranth share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Amaranthus.

Conservation Status

African-Spinach

NE — Not Evaluated

Spreading amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African-Spinach	Spreading amaranth
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).

Spreading amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Italy, Japan, and United States.

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 3 countries:

🇮🇹 Italy 🇯🇵 Japan 🇺🇸 United States