Desert Bandicoot vs Mountain yam

Perameles eremiana compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Desert Bandicoot is Extinct while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Bandicoot	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Peramelidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Perameles	Dioscorea
Species	Perameles eremiana	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Desert Bandicoot

EX — Extinct

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Bandicoot	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Bandicoot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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