Chinaroot vs Desert Bandicoot

Dioscorea villosa compared with Perameles eremiana

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Desert Bandicoot is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Desert Bandicoot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Peramelidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Perameles
Species	Dioscorea villosa	Perameles eremiana

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Desert Bandicoot

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Desert Bandicoot
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.

Desert Bandicoot

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.