Chinaroot vs Great Jerboa

Dioscorea villosa compared with Allactaga major

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Great Jerboa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Allactaga
Species	Dioscorea villosa	Allactaga major

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Great Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Great Jerboa
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 Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ukraine.

Chinaroot

The Chinaroot (Dioscorea villosa) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.