American Wormseed vs Bed-jacket

Dysphania ambrosioides compared with Alectryon tomentosus

Key Differences

  • American Wormseed is Not Evaluated while Bed-jacket is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank American Wormseed Bed-jacket
Kingdom same Plantae (Plants) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales) Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family Amaranthaceae Sapindaceae
Genus Dysphania Alectryon
Species Dysphania ambrosioides Alectryon tomentosus

Evolutionary Relationship

American Wormseed and Bed-jacket share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

American Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute American Wormseed Bed-jacket
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).

Bed-jacket

Habitat

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

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.

Bed-jacket

The Bed-jacket (Alectryon tomentosus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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