Chinaroot vs Moor Macaque

Dioscorea villosa compared with Macaca maura

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Moor Macaque is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Moor Macaque
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Dioscorea	Macaca
Species	Dioscorea villosa	Macaca maura

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Moor Macaque

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Moor Macaque
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.

Moor Macaque

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.