American Wormseed vs Mexican vole

Dysphania ambrosioides compared with Microtus mexicanus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Wormseed	Mexican vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Dysphania	Microtus
Species	Dysphania ambrosioides	Microtus mexicanus

Conservation Status

American Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Wormseed	Mexican vole
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 vole

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.