American Wormseed vs Malayan Water Shrew

Dysphania ambrosioides compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

  • American Wormseed is Not Evaluated while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank American Wormseed Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Amaranthaceae Soricidae
Genus Dysphania Chimarrogale
Species Dysphania ambrosioides Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

American Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute American Wormseed Malayan Water Shrew
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 Water Shrew

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.

Malayan Water Shrew

No description available.

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