American Wormseed vs Malagasy civet

Dysphania ambrosioides compared with Fossa fossana

Key Differences

• American Wormseed is Not Evaluated while Malagasy civet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Wormseed	Malagasy civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Dysphania	Fossa
Species	Dysphania ambrosioides	Fossa fossana

Conservation Status

American Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Wormseed	Malagasy civet
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).

Malagasy civet

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.