American Wormseed vs Franciscana

Dysphania ambrosioides compared with Pontoporia blainvillei

Key Differences

• American Wormseed is Not Evaluated while Franciscana is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Wormseed	Franciscana
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Pontoporiidae
Genus	Dysphania	Pontoporia
Species	Dysphania ambrosioides	Pontoporia blainvillei

Conservation Status

American Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Franciscana

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Wormseed	Franciscana
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).

Franciscana

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.