Altai Birch Mouse vs Water yam

Sicista napaea compared with Dioscorea alata

Key Differences

• Altai Birch Mouse is Least Concern while Water yam is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Altai Birch Mouse	Water yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Dipodidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Sicista	Dioscorea
Species	Sicista napaea	Dioscorea alata

Conservation Status

Altai Birch Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Water yam

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Altai Birch Mouse	Water yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Altai Birch Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water yam

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).

Altai Birch Mouse

The Altai Birch Mouse (Sicista napaea) is a species in the genus Sicista. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.