Chinaroot vs De Winton's Shrew

Dioscorea villosa compared with Chodsigoa hypsibia

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while De Winton's Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	De Winton's 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	Chodsigoa
Species	Dioscorea villosa	Chodsigoa hypsibia

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

De Winton's Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	De Winton's 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.

De Winton's 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.