Brown Zygodont vs Mountain yam

Zygodontomys brunneus compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Brown Zygodont is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Zygodont	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	Zygodontomys	Dioscorea
Species	Zygodontomys brunneus	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Brown Zygodont

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Zygodont	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Zygodont

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Brown Zygodont

The Brown Zygodont (Zygodontomys brunneus) is a species in the genus Zygodontomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.