Carelessweed vs Hector’s Beaked Whale

Amaranthus spinosus compared with Mesoplodon hectori

Key Differences

• Carelessweed is Not Evaluated while Hector’s Beaked Whale is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carelessweed	Hector’s Beaked Whale
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Hyperoodontidae
Genus	Amaranthus	Mesoplodon
Species	Amaranthus spinosus	Mesoplodon hectori

Conservation Status

Carelessweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Hector’s Beaked Whale

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carelessweed	Hector’s Beaked Whale
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).

Hector’s Beaked Whale

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.