Chinaroot vs Mountain Gazelle

Dioscorea villosa compared with Gazella gazella

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Mountain Gazelle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Mountain Gazelle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Dioscorea	Gazella
Species	Dioscorea villosa	Gazella gazella

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Gazelle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Mountain Gazelle
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.

Mountain Gazelle

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.