Chinaroot vs Miller's Saki

Dioscorea villosa compared with Pithecia milleri

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Miller's Saki is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Miller's Saki
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Pithecia
Species	Dioscorea villosa	Pithecia milleri

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Miller's Saki

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Miller's Saki
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.

Miller's Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Chinaroot

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