Chinaroot vs Malayan Free-tailed Bat

Dioscorea villosa compared with Mops mops

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Malayan Free-tailed Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Malayan Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Mops
Species	Dioscorea villosa	Mops mops

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan Free-tailed Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Malayan Free-tailed Bat
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 Free-tailed Bat

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.