Chinaroot vs Monk Saki

Dioscorea villosa compared with Pithecia monachus

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Monk Saki is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Monk 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 monachus

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Monk Saki

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Monk 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.

Monk Saki

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.