Chinaroot vs Potto

Dioscorea villosa compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Potto
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Perodicticus
Species	Dioscorea villosa	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Potto
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.

Potto

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.