Chinaroot vs Laotian langur

Dioscorea villosa compared with Trachypithecus laotum

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Laotian langur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Laotian langur
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	Trachypithecus
Species	Dioscorea villosa	Trachypithecus laotum

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Laotian langur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Laotian langur
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.

Laotian langur

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.