Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys vs Mountain yam

Thomasomys cinnameus compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Cricetidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Thomasomys	Dioscorea
Species	Thomasomys cinnameus	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys

The Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys (Thomasomys cinnameus) is a species in the genus Thomasomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.