Cape Pigweed vs chainfruit

Amaranthus capensis compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Key Differences

• Cape Pigweed is Not Evaluated while chainfruit is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape Pigweed	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 capensis	Alyxia ilicifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Cape Pigweed and chainfruit share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Cape Pigweed

NE — Not Evaluated

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape Pigweed	chainfruit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape Pigweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Cape Pigweed

The Cape Pigweed (Amaranthus capensis) 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.