American Wormseed vs Mexican cottontail

Dysphania ambrosioides compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Key Differences

• American Wormseed is Not Evaluated while Mexican cottontail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Wormseed	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Dysphania	Sylvilagus
Species	Dysphania ambrosioides	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Conservation Status

American Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Wormseed	Mexican cottontail
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).

Mexican cottontail

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.