American Wormseed vs Himalayan Rat

Dysphania ambrosioides compared with Rattus pyctoris

Key Differences

• American Wormseed is Not Evaluated while Himalayan Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Wormseed	Himalayan Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Dysphania	Rattus
Species	Dysphania ambrosioides	Rattus pyctoris

Conservation Status

American Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Himalayan Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Wormseed	Himalayan Rat
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).

Himalayan Rat

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.