dioscorée velue vs Guianan Squirrel

Dioscorea villosa compared with Sciurus aestuans

Key Differences

• dioscorée velue is Not Evaluated while Guianan Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dioscorée velue	Guianan Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Dioscorea	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Dioscorea villosa	Sciurus aestuans

Conservation Status

dioscorée velue

NE — Not Evaluated

Guianan Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dioscorée velue	Guianan Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

dioscorée velue

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Guianan Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

dioscorée velue

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