Foxtail vs Perennial Pigweed

Amaranthus caudatus compared with Amaranthus deflexus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Foxtail	Perennial Pigweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order same	Caryophyllales (ナデシコ目)	Caryophyllales (ナデシコ目)
Family same	Amaranthaceae	Amaranthaceae
Genus same	Amaranthus	Amaranthus
Species	Amaranthus caudatus	Amaranthus deflexus

Evolutionary Relationship

Foxtail and Perennial Pigweed share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Amaranthus.

Conservation Status

Foxtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Perennial Pigweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Foxtail	Perennial Pigweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Foxtail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (27 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Perennial Pigweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (30 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 34 countries:

🇩🇿 Algeria 🇦🇺 Australia 🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇨🇾 Cyprus 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇬🇪 Georgia 🇩🇪 Germany 🇬🇷 Greece 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇮🇹 Italy 🇯🇵 Japan 🇲🇹 Malta 🇲🇩 Moldova 🇳🇦 Namibia 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇷🇴 Romania 🇷🇺 Russia 🇷🇸 Serbia 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇸🇮 Slovenia 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇨🇭 Switzerland 🇹🇷 Turkey 🇺🇦 Ukraine 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States