Chinaroot vs Darwin's fox

Dioscorea villosa compared with Lycalopex fulvipes

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Darwin's fox is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Darwin's fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Dioscorea	Lycalopex
Species	Dioscorea villosa	Lycalopex fulvipes

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Darwin's fox

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Darwin's fox
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.

Darwin's fox

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.