Air yam vs Elephant's Foot Yam

Dioscorea bulbifera compared with Dioscorea elephantipes

Key Differences

• Air yam is Not Evaluated while Elephant's Foot Yam is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Air yam	Elephant's Foot Yam
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family same	Dioscoreaceae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus same	Dioscorea	Dioscorea
Species	Dioscorea bulbifera	Dioscorea elephantipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Air yam and Elephant's Foot Yam share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dioscorea.

Conservation Status

Air yam

NE — Not Evaluated

Elephant's Foot Yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Air yam	Elephant's Foot Yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Air yam

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (4 countries), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (4 countries).

Elephant's Foot Yam

Habitat

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

Air yam

The Air yam (Dioscorea bulbifera) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.