Cheng s Jird vs Mountain yam

Meriones chengi compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Cheng s Jird is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cheng s Jird	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Meriones	Dioscorea
Species	Meriones chengi	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Cheng s Jird

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cheng s Jird	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cheng s Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Cheng s Jird

The Cheng s Jird (Meriones chengi) is a species in the genus Meriones. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.