Chinaroot vs Goldman's pocket mouse

Dioscorea villosa compared with Chaetodipus goldmani

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Goldman's pocket mouse is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Goldman's pocket mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Chaetodipus
Species	Dioscorea villosa	Chaetodipus goldmani

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Goldman's pocket mouse

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Goldman's pocket mouse
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.

Goldman's pocket mouse

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.