Desert Dormouse vs long yam

Selevinia betpakdalaensis compared with Dioscorea transversa

Key Differences

• Desert Dormouse is Data Deficient while long yam is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Dormouse	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Gliridae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Selevinia	Dioscorea
Species	Selevinia betpakdalaensis	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Desert Dormouse

DD — Data Deficient

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Dormouse	long yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

long yam

Habitat

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