Butterfly-leaf vs Foxtail

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Amaranthus caudatus

Key Differences

• Butterfly-leaf is Least Concern while Foxtail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	Foxtail
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Fabaceae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Adenolobus	Amaranthus
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Amaranthus caudatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Butterfly-leaf and Foxtail share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Foxtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	Foxtail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Butterfly-leaf

Habitat

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

Foxtail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (27 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Butterfly-leaf

The Butterfly-leaf (Adenolobus garipensis) is a species in the genus Adenolobus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.