Chinaroot vs Little Pocket Mouse

Smilax china compared with Perognathus longimembris

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Little Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Little Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Smilacaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Smilax	Perognathus
Species	Smilax china	Perognathus longimembris

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Little Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Little Pocket Mouse
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.

Little Pocket Mouse

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.