Chinaroot vs Margay

Dioscorea villosa compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Margay
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Dioscorea	Leopardus
Species	Dioscorea villosa	Leopardus wiedii

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Margay
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.

Margay

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Chinaroot

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