Bawean Deer vs Mountain yam

Axis kuhlii compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Bawean Deer is Critically Endangered while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bawean Deer	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	Cervidae (Deer)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Axis	Dioscorea
Species	Axis kuhlii	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Bawean Deer

CR — Critically Endangered

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bawean Deer	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bawean Deer

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Bawean Deer

The Bawean Deer (Axis kuhlii) is a species in the genus Axis. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.