American Black-Fish vs Chinaroot

Globicephala melas compared with Dioscorea villosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Black-Fish	Chinaroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Globicephala	Dioscorea
Species	Globicephala melas	Dioscorea villosa

Conservation Status

American Black-Fish

NE — Not Evaluated

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Black-Fish	Chinaroot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Black-Fish

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Venezuela.

Chinaroot

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

American Black-Fish

The American Black-Fish (Globicephala melas) is a species in the genus Globicephala. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinaroot

The Chinaroot (Dioscorea villosa) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.