American Wormseed vs Ebony Akodont

Dysphania ambrosioides compared with Thaptomys nigrita

Key Differences

• American Wormseed is Not Evaluated while Ebony Akodont is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Wormseed	Ebony Akodont
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Dysphania	Thaptomys
Species	Dysphania ambrosioides	Thaptomys nigrita

Conservation Status

American Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Ebony Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Wormseed	Ebony Akodont
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).

Ebony Akodont

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.