Carelessweed vs Madeiran Pipistrelle

Amaranthus spinosus compared with Pipistrellus maderensis

Key Differences

• Carelessweed is Not Evaluated while Madeiran Pipistrelle is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carelessweed	Madeiran Pipistrelle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Amaranthus	Pipistrellus
Species	Amaranthus spinosus	Pipistrellus maderensis

Conservation Status

Carelessweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Madeiran Pipistrelle

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carelessweed	Madeiran Pipistrelle
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).

Madeiran Pipistrelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Carelessweed

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇵🇹 Portugal