Broad-footed Rhipidomys vs Mountain yam

Rhipidomys latimanus compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Broad-footed Rhipidomys is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-footed Rhipidomys	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	Rhipidomys	Dioscorea
Species	Rhipidomys latimanus	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Broad-footed Rhipidomys

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-footed Rhipidomys	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-footed Rhipidomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Broad-footed Rhipidomys

The Broad-footed Rhipidomys (Rhipidomys latimanus) is a species in the genus Rhipidomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.