Dice s Cottontail vs Mountain yam

Sylvilagus dicei compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Dice s Cottontail is Vulnerable while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dice s Cottontail	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Sylvilagus	Dioscorea
Species	Sylvilagus dicei	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Dice s Cottontail

VU — Vulnerable

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dice s Cottontail	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dice s Cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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