Black Sober vs Mountain yam

Anacampsis temerella compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Black Sober is Endangered while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Sober	Mountain 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 hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Black Sober

EN — Endangered

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Sober	Mountain 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.

Mountain 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.