Guemal vs Rough-Fruit Amaranth

Hippocamelus bisulcus compared with Amaranthus tuberculatus

Key Differences

• Guemal is Endangered while Rough-Fruit Amaranth is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guemal	Rough-Fruit Amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Hippocamelus	Amaranthus
Species	Hippocamelus bisulcus	Amaranthus tuberculatus

Conservation Status

Guemal

EN — Endangered

Rough-Fruit Amaranth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guemal	Rough-Fruit Amaranth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guemal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough-Fruit Amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), and North America (United States).