Black Bryony vs Honey possum

Dioscorea orientalis compared with Tarsipes rostratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bryony	Honey possum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Tarsipedidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Tarsipes
Species	Dioscorea orientalis	Tarsipes rostratus

Conservation Status

Black Bryony

LC — Least Concern

Honey possum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bryony	Honey possum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Bryony

Habitat

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

Honey possum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Bryony

The Black Bryony (Dioscorea orientalis) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.