Chinaroot vs Kodkod

Dioscorea villosa compared with Leopardus guigna

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Kodkod is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Kodkod
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	Leopardus
Species	Dioscorea villosa	Leopardus guigna

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Kodkod

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Kodkod
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.

Kodkod

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.