Chinaroot vs Large Long-clawed Akodont

Dioscorea villosa compared with Chelemys megalonyx

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Large Long-clawed Akodont is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Large Long-clawed Akodont
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Chelemys
Species	Dioscorea villosa	Chelemys megalonyx

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Large Long-clawed Akodont

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Large Long-clawed Akodont
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.

Large Long-clawed Akodont

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.