American red squirrel vs Mountain yam

Tamiasciurus hudsonicus compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• American red squirrel is Not Evaluated while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American red squirrel	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Tamiasciurus	Dioscorea
Species	Tamiasciurus hudsonicus	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

American red squirrel

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American red squirrel	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American red squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

American red squirrel

The American red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) is a species in the genus Tamiasciurus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.