Chinaroot vs Green Bush Squirrel

Smilax china compared with Paraxerus poensis

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Green Bush Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Green Bush Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Smilacaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Smilax	Paraxerus
Species	Smilax china	Paraxerus poensis

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Green Bush Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Green Bush Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinaroot

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Green Bush Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinaroot

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