Besra vs Mountain yam

Accipiter virgatus compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Besra is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Besra	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Accipiter	Dioscorea
Species	Accipiter virgatus	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Besra

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Besra	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Besra

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Besra

The Besra (Accipiter virgatus) is a species in the genus Accipiter. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.