black-bindweed vs New Guinean planigale

Dioscorea communis compared with Planigale novaeguineae

Key Differences

• black-bindweed is Not Evaluated while New Guinean planigale is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-bindweed	New Guinean planigale
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Dioscorea	Planigale
Species	Dioscorea communis	Planigale novaeguineae

Conservation Status

black-bindweed

NE — Not Evaluated

New Guinean planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-bindweed	New Guinean planigale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-bindweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Sweden.

New Guinean planigale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

black-bindweed

The Black-bindweed (Dioscorea communis) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.