Chinaroot vs Gray Marmot

Dioscorea villosa compared with Marmota baibacina

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Gray Marmot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Gray Marmot
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	Marmota
Species	Dioscorea villosa	Marmota baibacina

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Gray Marmot
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.

Gray Marmot

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.