American Wormseed vs Guiana Dolphin

Dysphania ambrosioides compared with Sotalia guianensis

Key Differences

• American Wormseed is Not Evaluated while Guiana Dolphin is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Wormseed	Guiana Dolphin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Dysphania	Sotalia
Species	Dysphania ambrosioides	Sotalia guianensis

Conservation Status

American Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Guiana Dolphin

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Wormseed	Guiana Dolphin
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).

Guiana Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela