Chinaroot vs Nepalese Field Mouse

Dioscorea villosa compared with Apodemus gurkha

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Nepalese Field Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Nepalese Field Mouse
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	Apodemus
Species	Dioscorea villosa	Apodemus gurkha

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Nepalese Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Nepalese Field Mouse
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.

Nepalese Field Mouse

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.