Chinaroot vs Natal Red Rock Hare

Dioscorea villosa compared with Pronolagus crassicaudatus

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Natal Red Rock Hare is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Natal Red Rock Hare
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Dioscorea	Pronolagus
Species	Dioscorea villosa	Pronolagus crassicaudatus

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Natal Red Rock Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Natal Red Rock Hare
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.

Natal Red Rock Hare

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.