Blaaubok vs Mountain yam

Hippotragus leucophaeus compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Blaaubok is Extinct while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blaaubok	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	Hippotragus	Dioscorea
Species	Hippotragus leucophaeus	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Blaaubok

EX — Extinct

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blaaubok

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Blaaubok

The Blaaubok (Hippotragus leucophaeus) is a species in the genus Hippotragus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.