Brush Rabbit vs Water yam

Sylvilagus bachmani compared with Dioscorea alata

Key Differences

• Brush Rabbit is Least Concern while Water yam is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush Rabbit	Water 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 alata

Conservation Status

Brush Rabbit

LC — Least Concern

Water yam

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush Rabbit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water yam

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).

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.