Green Amaranth vs Slender amaranth

Amaranthus hybridus compared with Amaranthus viridis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Amaranth	Slender amaranth
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family same	Amaranthaceae	Amaranthaceae
Genus same	Amaranthus	Amaranthus
Species	Amaranthus hybridus	Amaranthus viridis

Evolutionary Relationship

Green Amaranth and Slender amaranth share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Amaranthus.

Conservation Status

Green Amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Slender amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Amaranth	Slender amaranth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Green Amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (15 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (32 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Fiji, Nauru), and South America (5 countries).

Slender amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (18 countries), Europe (21 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (13 countries), and South America (7 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 47 countries:

🇦🇱 Albania 🇦🇴 Angola 🇦🇺 Australia 🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇾 Belarus 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇼 Botswana 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇧🇮 Burundi 🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇱 Chile 🇨🇳 China 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇰🇲 Comoros 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇬 Egypt 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇫🇷 France 🇬🇷 Greece 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇮🇳 India 🇮🇹 Italy 🇯🇵 Japan 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇲🇹 Malta 🇲🇦 Morocco 🇲🇿 Mozambique 🇳🇷 Nauru 🇳🇵 Nepal 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇪 Peru 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇶🇦 Qatar 🇷🇴 Romania 🇷🇺 Russia 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇸🇮 Slovenia 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇷 Turkey 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States 🇻🇪 Venezuela