Axehead Orange vs Chinaroot

Acada biseriatus compared with Dioscorea villosa

Key Differences

• Axehead Orange is Least Concern while Chinaroot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Axehead Orange	Chinaroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Hesperiidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Acada	Dioscorea
Species	Acada biseriatus	Dioscorea villosa

Conservation Status

Axehead Orange

LC — Least Concern

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Axehead Orange	Chinaroot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Axehead Orange

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Chinaroot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Axehead Orange

The Axehead Orange (Acada biseriatus) is a species in the genus Acada. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Chinaroot

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