Coues Rhipidomys vs long yam

Rhipidomys couesi compared with Dioscorea transversa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coues Rhipidomys	long 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	Rhipidomys	Dioscorea
Species	Rhipidomys couesi	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Coues Rhipidomys

LC — Least Concern

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coues Rhipidomys	long yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coues Rhipidomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

long yam

Habitat

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