Chinaroot vs Lesser Capybara

Dioscorea villosa compared with Hydrochoerus isthmius

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Lesser Capybara is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Lesser Capybara
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Caviidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Hydrochoerus
Species	Dioscorea villosa	Hydrochoerus isthmius

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Capybara

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Lesser Capybara
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.

Lesser Capybara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Chinaroot

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