Chinaroot vs Nubra Pika

Dioscorea villosa compared with Ochotona nubrica

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Nubra Pika is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Nubra Pika
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Ochotonidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Ochotona
Species	Dioscorea villosa	Ochotona nubrica

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Nubra Pika

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Nubra Pika
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.

Nubra Pika

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.