Burdock Conch vs long yam

Aethes rubigana compared with Dioscorea transversa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burdock Conch	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Tortricidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Aethes	Dioscorea
Species	Aethes rubigana	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Burdock Conch

LC — Least Concern

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burdock Conch	long yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burdock Conch

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

long yam

Habitat

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

Burdock Conch

The Burdock Conch (Aethes rubigana) is a species in the genus Aethes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.