Bobak Marmot vs Mountain yam

Marmota bobak compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Bobak Marmot is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bobak Marmot	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Marmota	Dioscorea
Species	Marmota bobak	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Bobak Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bobak Marmot	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bobak Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Bobak Marmot

The Bobak Marmot (Marmota bobak) is a species in the genus Marmota. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.