American Wormseed vs Javan Mongoose

Dysphania ambrosioides compared with Herpestes javanicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Wormseed	Javan Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Dysphania	Herpestes
Species	Dysphania ambrosioides	Herpestes javanicus

Conservation Status

American Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Javan Mongoose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Wormseed	Javan Mongoose
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).

Javan Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Mauritius), Asia (Japan), Europe (4 countries), North America (11 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia), and South America (Colombia, Guyana).

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 17 countries:

🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda 🇧🇸 Bahamas 🇧🇧 Barbados 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇰🇲 Comoros 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇬🇾 Guyana 🇭🇹 Haiti 🇯🇲 Jamaica 🇯🇵 Japan 🇲🇺 Mauritius 🇳🇴 Norway 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis 🇪🇸 Spain 🇺🇸 United States