Chia vs Guemal

Salvia hispanica compared with Hippocamelus bisulcus

Key Differences

• Chia is Not Evaluated while Guemal is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chia	Guemal
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Lamiaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Salvia	Hippocamelus
Species	Salvia hispanica	Hippocamelus bisulcus

Conservation Status

Chia

NE — Not Evaluated

Guemal

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chia	Guemal
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Guemal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chia

The Chia (Salvia hispanica) is a species in the genus Salvia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.