American Wormseed vs Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

Dysphania ambrosioides compared with Artibeus aequatorialis

Key Differences

• American Wormseed is Not Evaluated while Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Wormseed	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Dysphania	Artibeus
Species	Dysphania ambrosioides	Artibeus aequatorialis

Conservation Status

American Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Wormseed	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (18 countries), North America (14 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji), and South America (7 countries).

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

American Wormseed

The American Wormseed (Dysphania ambrosioides) is a species in the genus Dysphania. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

The Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus aequatorialis) is a species in the genus Artibeus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador