American Wormseed vs Crabeater seal

Dysphania ambrosioides compared with Lobodon carcinophaga

Key Differences

• American Wormseed is Not Evaluated while Crabeater seal is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Wormseed	Crabeater seal
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Dysphania	Lobodon
Species	Dysphania ambrosioides	Lobodon carcinophaga

Conservation Status

American Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Wormseed	Crabeater seal
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).

Crabeater seal

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.