Axehead Orange vs Mountain yam

Acada biseriatus compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Axehead Orange is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Axehead Orange	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Hesperiidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Acada	Dioscorea
Species	Acada biseriatus	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Axehead Orange

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Axehead Orange	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Axehead Orange

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Axehead Orange

The Axehead Orange (Acada biseriatus) is a species in the genus Acada. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.