Chinaroot vs Great Gerbil

Dioscorea villosa compared with Rhombomys opimus

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Great Gerbil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Great Gerbil
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Dioscorea	Rhombomys
Species	Dioscorea villosa	Rhombomys opimus

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Great Gerbil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Great Gerbil
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.

Great Gerbil

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.