Chinaroot vs Davison’s Mastiff Bat

Dioscorea villosa compared with Promops davisoni

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Davison’s Mastiff Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Davison’s Mastiff Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Promops
Species	Dioscorea villosa	Promops davisoni

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Davison’s Mastiff Bat
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.

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Chinaroot

The Chinaroot (Dioscorea villosa) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.