Chinaroot vs Crested servaline genet

Dioscorea villosa compared with Genetta cristata

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Crested servaline genet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Crested servaline genet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Viverridae
Genus	Dioscorea	Genetta
Species	Dioscorea villosa	Genetta cristata

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Crested servaline genet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Crested servaline genet
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.

Crested servaline genet

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.