Chinaroot vs Olive-gray Thomasomys

Dioscorea villosa compared with Thomasomys cinereus

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Olive-gray Thomasomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Olive-gray Thomasomys
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Thomasomys
Species	Dioscorea villosa	Thomasomys cinereus

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Olive-gray Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Olive-gray Thomasomys
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.

Olive-gray Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Chinaroot

The Chinaroot (Dioscorea villosa) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.