Birch Marble vs Mountain yam

Apotomis betuletana compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Birch Marble is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Birch Marble	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Tortricidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Apotomis	Dioscorea
Species	Apotomis betuletana	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Birch Marble

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Birch Marble	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Birch Marble

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Birch Marble

The Birch Marble (Apotomis betuletana) is a species in the genus Apotomis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.