Chinaroot vs Maned wolf

Dioscorea villosa compared with Chrysocyon brachyurus

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Maned wolf is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Maned wolf
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Dioscorea	Chrysocyon
Species	Dioscorea villosa	Chrysocyon brachyurus

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Maned wolf

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Maned wolf
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.

Maned wolf

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.