American Wormseed vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Dysphania ambrosioides compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• American Wormseed is Not Evaluated while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Wormseed	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Dysphania	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Dysphania ambrosioides	Pteropus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

American Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Wormseed	Gray-headed Flying Fox
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).

Gray-headed Flying Fox

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.