American Wormseed vs Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew

Dysphania ambrosioides compared with Solisorex pearsoni

Key Differences

  • American Wormseed is Not Evaluated while Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank American Wormseed Pearson's Long-clawed 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 Solisorex
Species Dysphania ambrosioides Solisorex pearsoni

Conservation Status

American Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute American Wormseed Pearson's Long-clawed 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).

Pearson's Long-clawed 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.

Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew

No description available.

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