Banded hare-wallaby vs Mountain yam

Lagostrophus fasciatus compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Banded hare-wallaby is Vulnerable while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded hare-wallaby	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Lagostrophus	Dioscorea
Species	Lagostrophus fasciatus	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Banded hare-wallaby

VU — Vulnerable

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded hare-wallaby	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded hare-wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Banded hare-wallaby

The Banded hare-wallaby (Lagostrophus fasciatus) is a species in the genus Lagostrophus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.