Bird's Eye vs Mountain yam

Alectryon subcinereus compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Bird's Eye is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bird's Eye	Mountain yam
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Dioscorea
Species	Alectryon subcinereus	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Evolutionary Relationship

Bird's Eye and Mountain yam share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Bird's Eye

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bird's Eye	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bird's Eye

Habitat

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

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Bird's Eye

The Bird's Eye (Alectryon subcinereus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.