Chinaroot vs Dryad Monkey

Dioscorea villosa compared with Chlorocebus dryas

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Dryad Monkey is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Dryad Monkey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Dioscorea	Chlorocebus
Species	Dioscorea villosa	Chlorocebus dryas

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Dryad Monkey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Dryad Monkey
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.

Dryad Monkey

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.