Chinaroot vs Coppery Sprite

Dioscorea villosa compared with Arielulus cuprosus

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Coppery Sprite is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Coppery Sprite
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Arielulus
Species	Dioscorea villosa	Arielulus cuprosus

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Coppery Sprite

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Coppery Sprite
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.

Coppery Sprite

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.