Bailey's pocket mouse vs Chinaroot

Chaetodipus baileyi compared with Dioscorea villosa

Key Differences

• Bailey's pocket mouse is Least Concern while Chinaroot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bailey's pocket mouse	Chinaroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Chaetodipus	Dioscorea
Species	Chaetodipus baileyi	Dioscorea villosa

Conservation Status

Bailey's pocket mouse

LC — Least Concern

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bailey's pocket mouse	Chinaroot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bailey's pocket mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinaroot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Bailey's pocket mouse

The Bailey's pocket mouse (Chaetodipus baileyi) is a species in the genus Chaetodipus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. 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.