Chinaroot vs Philippine tarsier

Dioscorea villosa compared with Carlito syrichta

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Philippine tarsier is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Philippine tarsier
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Tarsiidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Carlito
Species	Dioscorea villosa	Carlito syrichta

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Philippine tarsier

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Philippine tarsier
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.

Philippine tarsier

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.