coast amaranth vs Ouistiti de Maués

Amaranthus pumilus compared with Mico mauesi

Key Differences

  • coast amaranth is Extinct while Ouistiti de Maués is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank coast amaranth Ouistiti de Maués
Kingdom Plantae (พืช) Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่) Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order Caryophyllales (อันดับคาร์เนชัน) Primates (อันดับวานร)
Family Amaranthaceae Callitrichidae
Genus Amaranthus Mico
Species Amaranthus pumilus Mico mauesi

Conservation Status

coast amaranth

EX — Extinct

Ouistiti de Maués

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute coast amaranth Ouistiti de Maués
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

coast amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Japan.

Ouistiti de Maués

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

coast amaranth

Coast amaranth (Amaranthus pumilus) is an annual herb in the family Amaranthaceae, native to the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the eastern United States, where it once grew on coastal foredunes, beach strand, and shell-hash substrates above the high tide line from New York south to South Carolina. It is a low-growing, fleshy plant with small, rounded leaves and inconspicuous green flowers typical of the genus. Coast amaranth is assessed as Extinct in the Wild by the IUCN, as it has not been reliably documented from wild populations since the mid-20th century; the last confirmed collections date to the 1960s. The species' decline and likely extinction resulted from intense human pressure on Atlantic coastal habitats through shoreline development, beach stabilisation, vehicular traffic on beaches, and increased storm frequency disrupting pioneer dune vegetation. It is federally listed as Threatened in the United States, though this listing predates confirmed extinction in the wild. A small number of ex-situ accessions may exist in botanical garden collections. Genetic material and seed banking efforts represent the only remaining conservation options for this critically reduced species.

Ouistiti de Maués

No description available.

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