Chinaroot vs Jungle cat

Dioscorea villosa compared with Felis chaus

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Jungle cat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Jungle cat
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	Felis (Small Cats)
Species	Dioscorea villosa	Felis chaus

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Jungle cat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Jungle cat
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.

Jungle cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Russia.

Chinaroot

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