Finlayson's squirrel vs Mountain yam

Callosciurus finlaysonii compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Finlayson's squirrel is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Finlayson's squirrel	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Callosciurus	Dioscorea
Species	Callosciurus finlaysonii	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Finlayson's squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Finlayson's squirrel	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Finlayson's squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Asia (Japan, Singapore) and Europe (5 countries).

Mountain yam

Habitat

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