Carelessweed vs Flat-headed Kusimanse

Amaranthus spinosus compared with Crossarchus platycephalus

Key Differences

  • Carelessweed is Not Evaluated while Flat-headed Kusimanse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Carelessweed Flat-headed Kusimanse
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales) Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family Amaranthaceae Herpestidae
Genus Amaranthus Crossarchus
Species Amaranthus spinosus Crossarchus platycephalus

Conservation Status

Carelessweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Carelessweed Flat-headed Kusimanse
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carelessweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (20 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (7 countries).

Flat-headed Kusimanse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Carelessweed

The Carelessweed (Amaranthus spinosus) is a species in the genus Amaranthus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Flat-headed Kusimanse

No description available.

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