Chinaroot vs Indian Pangolin

Dioscorea villosa compared with Manis crassicaudata

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Indian Pangolin is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Indian Pangolin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Pholidota (Pholidota)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Manidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Manis
Species	Dioscorea villosa	Manis crassicaudata

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Indian Pangolin

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Indian Pangolin
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.

Indian Pangolin

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.