American Wormseed vs Black-headed Night Monkey

Dysphania ambrosioides compared with Aotus nigriceps

Key Differences

• American Wormseed is Not Evaluated while Black-headed Night Monkey is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Wormseed	Black-headed Night Monkey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Aotidae
Genus	Dysphania	Aotus
Species	Dysphania ambrosioides	Aotus nigriceps

Conservation Status

American Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Black-headed Night Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Wormseed	Black-headed Night Monkey
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).

Black-headed Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Black-headed Night Monkey

The Black-headed Night Monkey (Aotus nigriceps) is a species in the genus Aotus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.