Chinaroot vs Chinese Shrew

Dioscorea villosa compared with Sorex sinalis

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Chinese Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Sorex
Species	Dioscorea villosa	Sorex sinalis

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Chinese Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinaroot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

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.

Chinese Shrew

The Chinese Shrew (Sorex sinalis) is a species in the genus Sorex. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.