Chinaroot vs Mexican Big-eared Bat

Dioscorea villosa compared with Corynorhinus mexicanus

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Mexican Big-eared Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Mexican Big-eared Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Corynorhinus
Species	Dioscorea villosa	Corynorhinus mexicanus

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican Big-eared Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Mexican Big-eared 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.

Mexican Big-eared 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.