Bailey's pocket mouse vs Mountain yam

Chaetodipus baileyi compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Bailey's pocket mouse is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bailey's pocket mouse	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Chaetodipus	Dioscorea
Species	Chaetodipus baileyi	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Bailey's pocket mouse

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bailey's pocket mouse	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bailey's pocket mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Bailey's pocket mouse

The Bailey's pocket mouse (Chaetodipus baileyi) is a species in the genus Chaetodipus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.