American Wormseed vs Broad-striped Mongoose

Dysphania ambrosioides compared with Galidictis fasciata

Key Differences

• American Wormseed is Not Evaluated while Broad-striped Mongoose is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Wormseed	Broad-striped Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Dysphania	Galidictis
Species	Dysphania ambrosioides	Galidictis fasciata

Conservation Status

American Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Broad-striped Mongoose

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Wormseed	Broad-striped Mongoose
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).

Broad-striped Mongoose

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.

Broad-striped Mongoose

The Broad-Striped Mongoose (Galidictis fasciata) is a species in the genus Galidictis. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.