American Wormseed vs Malayan civet

Dysphania ambrosioides compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• American Wormseed is Not Evaluated while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Wormseed	Malayan civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Viverridae
Genus	Dysphania	Viverra
Species	Dysphania ambrosioides	Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

American Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Wormseed	Malayan 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).

Malayan 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.