Crete Spiny Mouse vs Mountain yam

Acomys minous compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Crete Spiny Mouse is Data Deficient while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crete Spiny Mouse	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	Acomys	Dioscorea
Species	Acomys minous	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Crete Spiny Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crete Spiny Mouse	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crete Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Greece.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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