Foxtail vs Prostrate pigweed

Amaranthus caudatus compared with Amaranthus albus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Foxtail	Prostrate pigweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (растения)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Caryophyllales (гвоздичноцветные)	Caryophyllales (гвоздичноцветные)
Family same	Amaranthaceae	Amaranthaceae
Genus same	Amaranthus	Amaranthus
Species	Amaranthus caudatus	Amaranthus albus

Evolutionary Relationship

Foxtail and Prostrate pigweed share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Amaranthus.

Conservation Status

Foxtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Prostrate pigweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Foxtail	Prostrate 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).

Prostrate pigweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Morocco), Asia (9 countries), Europe (31 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 33 countries:

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