Brindled Plume vs Mountain yam

Amblyptilia punctidactyla compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Brindled Plume is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brindled Plume	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	Pterophoridae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Amblyptilia	Dioscorea
Species	Amblyptilia punctidactyla	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Brindled Plume

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brindled Plume	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brindled Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Asia (4 countries) and Europe (25 countries).

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Brindled Plume

The Brindled Plume (Amblyptilia punctidactyla) is a species in the genus Amblyptilia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland en