Chinaroot vs Jaguarundi

Dioscorea villosa compared with Puma yagouaroundi

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Jaguarundi is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Jaguarundi
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Dioscorea	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Dioscorea villosa	Puma yagouaroundi

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Jaguarundi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Jaguarundi
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.

Jaguarundi

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Chinaroot

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