Carelessweed vs Fynbos Golden Mole

Amaranthus spinosus compared with Amblysomus corriae

Key Differences

• Carelessweed is Not Evaluated while Fynbos Golden Mole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carelessweed	Fynbos Golden Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Amaranthus	Amblysomus
Species	Amaranthus spinosus	Amblysomus corriae

Conservation Status

Carelessweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Fynbos Golden Mole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carelessweed	Fynbos Golden Mole
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).

Fynbos Golden Mole

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.