Chinaroot vs Fossa

Dioscorea villosa compared with Cryptoprocta ferox

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Fossa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Fossa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Dioscorea	Cryptoprocta
Species	Dioscorea villosa	Cryptoprocta ferox

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Fossa
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.

Fossa

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.