Chinese Jumping Mouse vs Water yam

Eozapus setchuanus compared with Dioscorea alata

Key Differences

• Chinese Jumping Mouse is Least Concern while Water yam is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Jumping Mouse	Water yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Dipodidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Eozapus	Dioscorea
Species	Eozapus setchuanus	Dioscorea alata

Conservation Status

Chinese Jumping Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Water yam

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Jumping Mouse	Water yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Jumping Mouse

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).

Chinese Jumping Mouse

The Chinese Jumping Mouse (Eozapus setchuanus) is a species in the genus Eozapus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.