attoto yam vs Brook Floater

Dioscorea cayenensis compared with Alasmidonta varicosa

Key Differences

• attoto yam is Not Evaluated while Brook Floater is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	attoto yam	Brook Floater
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Unionida (Unionida)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Unionidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Alasmidonta
Species	Dioscorea cayenensis	Alasmidonta varicosa

Conservation Status

attoto yam

NE — Not Evaluated

Brook Floater

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	attoto yam	Brook Floater
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

attoto yam

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), North America (Cuba, Panama), and South America (5 countries).

Brook Floater

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

attoto yam

The Attoto yam (Dioscorea cayenensis) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Brook Floater

The Brook Floater (Alasmidonta varicosa) is a species in the genus Alasmidonta. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.