Chinaroot vs Forest Giant Squirrel

Dioscorea villosa compared with Protoxerus stangeri

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Forest Giant Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Forest Giant Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Dioscorea	Protoxerus
Species	Dioscorea villosa	Protoxerus stangeri

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Forest Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Forest Giant Squirrel
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.

Forest Giant Squirrel

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.