Brush Rabbit vs Mountain yam

Sylvilagus bachmani compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Brush Rabbit is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush Rabbit	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Sylvilagus	Dioscorea
Species	Sylvilagus bachmani	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Brush Rabbit

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brush Rabbit	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush Rabbit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Brush Rabbit

The Brush Rabbit (Sylvilagus bachmani) is a species in the genus Sylvilagus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.