Arabian oryx vs Water yam

Oryx leucoryx compared with Dioscorea alata

Key Differences

• Arabian oryx is Vulnerable while Water yam is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arabian oryx	Water 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	Oryx	Dioscorea
Species	Oryx leucoryx	Dioscorea alata

Conservation Status

Arabian oryx

VU — Vulnerable

Water yam

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arabian oryx	Water yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arabian oryx

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).

Arabian oryx

The Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx) is a species in the genus Oryx. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.