Chinaroot vs Javan Surili

Dioscorea villosa compared with Presbytis comata

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Javan Surili is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Javan Surili
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Dioscorea	Presbytis
Species	Dioscorea villosa	Presbytis comata

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Javan Surili

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Javan Surili
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.

Javan Surili

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.