De Winton's Shrew vs Mountain yam

Chodsigoa hypsibia compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• De Winton's Shrew is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	De Winton's Shrew	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Soricidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Chodsigoa	Dioscorea
Species	Chodsigoa hypsibia	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

De Winton's Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	De Winton's Shrew	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

De Winton's Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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