Chinaroot vs Pale fox

Dioscorea villosa compared with Vulpes pallida

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Pale fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Pale fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Dioscorea	Vulpes (Foxes)
Species	Dioscorea villosa	Vulpes pallida

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Pale fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Pale fox
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.

Pale fox

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.