Daurian Hedgehog vs Mountain yam

Mesechinus dauuricus compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Daurian Hedgehog is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Daurian Hedgehog	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Mesechinus	Dioscorea
Species	Mesechinus dauuricus	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Daurian Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Daurian Hedgehog	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Daurian Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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