American Wormseed vs Potto

Dysphania ambrosioides compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• American Wormseed is Not Evaluated while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Wormseed	Potto
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Dysphania	Perodicticus
Species	Dysphania ambrosioides	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

American Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Wormseed	Potto
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).

Potto

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.