Black Sober vs long yam

Anacampsis temerella compared with Dioscorea transversa

Key Differences

• Black Sober is Endangered while long yam is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Sober	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Gelechiidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Anacampsis	Dioscorea
Species	Anacampsis temerella	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Black Sober

EN — Endangered

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Sober	long yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Sober

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

long yam

Habitat

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

Black Sober

The Black Sober (Anacampsis temerella) is a species in the genus Anacampsis. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.