Chinaroot vs Mountain Water Rat

Dioscorea villosa compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Dioscorea	Baiyankamys
Species	Dioscorea villosa	Baiyankamys habbema

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Mountain Water Rat
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 Water Rat

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.