American mink vs Mountain yam

Mustela vison compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American mink	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Mustela	Dioscorea
Species	Mustela vison	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

American mink

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

American mink

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Mongolia), Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile, Ecuador).

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

American mink

The American mink (Mustela vison) is a species in the genus Mustela. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland en.