Chinaroot vs Fringed Myotis

Dioscorea villosa compared with Myotis thysanodes

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Fringed Myotis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Fringed Myotis
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Myotis
Species	Dioscorea villosa	Myotis thysanodes

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Fringed Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Fringed Myotis
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.

Fringed Myotis

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.