Chinaroot vs Grizzled Tree-kangaroo

Dioscorea villosa compared with Dendrolagus inustus

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Grizzled Tree-kangaroo is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Grizzled Tree-kangaroo
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)
Genus	Dioscorea	Dendrolagus
Species	Dioscorea villosa	Dendrolagus inustus

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Grizzled Tree-kangaroo

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Grizzled Tree-kangaroo
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.

Grizzled Tree-kangaroo

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.