bastard copperleaf vs Mountain yam

Acalypha chamaedrifolia compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• bastard copperleaf is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bastard copperleaf	Mountain yam
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Acalypha	Dioscorea
Species	Acalypha chamaedrifolia	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Evolutionary Relationship

bastard copperleaf and Mountain yam share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

bastard copperleaf

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bastard copperleaf	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bastard copperleaf

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

bastard copperleaf

The Bastard copperleaf (Acalypha chamaedrifolia) is a species in the genus Acalypha. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.