Cape Pigweed vs Omilteme Cottontail

Amaranthus capensis compared with Sylvilagus insonus

Key Differences

• Cape Pigweed is Not Evaluated while Omilteme Cottontail is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape Pigweed	Omilteme Cottontail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Amaranthus	Sylvilagus
Species	Amaranthus capensis	Sylvilagus insonus

Conservation Status

Cape Pigweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Omilteme Cottontail

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape Pigweed	Omilteme Cottontail
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.

Omilteme Cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.