Chinaroot vs Jungle Shrew

Dioscorea villosa compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Jungle Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Suncus
Species	Dioscorea villosa	Suncus zeylanicus

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Jungle Shrew
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 Shrew

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.