Chinaroot vs Guemal

Dioscorea villosa compared with Hippocamelus bisulcus

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Guemal is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Guemal
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Dioscorea	Hippocamelus
Species	Dioscorea villosa	Hippocamelus bisulcus

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Guemal

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Guemal
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.

Guemal

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.