Bates's Dwarf Antelope vs Mountain yam

Neotragus batesi compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Bates's Dwarf Antelope is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bates's Dwarf Antelope	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Neotragus	Dioscorea
Species	Neotragus batesi	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Bates's Dwarf Antelope

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bates's Dwarf Antelope	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bates's Dwarf Antelope

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Bates's Dwarf Antelope

The Bates's Dwarf Antelope (Neotragus batesi) is a species in the genus Neotragus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.