Chinaroot vs Dwarf Hutia

Dioscorea villosa compared with Mesocapromys nanus

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Dwarf Hutia is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Dwarf Hutia
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Capromyidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Mesocapromys
Species	Dioscorea villosa	Mesocapromys nanus

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Dwarf Hutia

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Dwarf Hutia
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.

Dwarf Hutia

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.