Bogota Grass Mouse vs Mountain yam

Neomicroxus bogotensis compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Bogota Grass Mouse is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bogota Grass Mouse	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Cricetidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Neomicroxus	Dioscorea
Species	Neomicroxus bogotensis	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Bogota Grass Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bogota Grass Mouse	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bogota Grass Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Bogota Grass Mouse

The Bogota Grass Mouse (Neomicroxus bogotensis) is a species in the genus Neomicroxus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.