Carelessweed vs Northern Pika

Amaranthus spinosus compared with Ochotona hyperborea

Key Differences

• Carelessweed is Not Evaluated while Northern Pika is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carelessweed	Northern Pika
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Ochotonidae
Genus	Amaranthus	Ochotona
Species	Amaranthus spinosus	Ochotona hyperborea

Conservation Status

Carelessweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Pika

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carelessweed	Northern Pika
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).

Northern Pika

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.