Chinaroot vs Iberian Mole

Dioscorea villosa compared with Talpa occidentalis

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Iberian Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Iberian Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Talpa
Species	Dioscorea villosa	Talpa occidentalis

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Iberian Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Iberian Mole
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.

Iberian Mole

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.