American bison vs Mountain yam

Bison bison compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• American bison is Not Evaluated while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American bison	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Bison	Dioscorea
Species	Bison bison	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

American bison

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American bison	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American bison

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

American bison

The American bison (Bison bison) is a species in the genus Bison. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.