Chinaroot vs Drylands Laucha

Dioscorea villosa compared with Calomys musculinus

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Drylands Laucha is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Drylands Laucha
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Calomys
Species	Dioscorea villosa	Calomys musculinus

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Drylands Laucha

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Drylands Laucha
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.

Drylands Laucha

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.