Chinaroot vs Malayan civet

Dioscorea villosa compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Malayan civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Viverridae
Genus	Dioscorea	Viverra
Species	Dioscorea villosa	Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Malayan civet
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.

Malayan civet

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.