Chinaroot vs Gansu Hamster

Dioscorea villosa compared with Cansumys canus

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Gansu Hamster is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Gansu Hamster
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	Cansumys
Species	Dioscorea villosa	Cansumys canus

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Gansu Hamster

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Gansu Hamster
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.

Gansu Hamster

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.