Foca Pia vs Mountain yam

Pagophilus groenlandicus compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Foca Pia is Not Evaluated while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Foca Pia	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Pagophilus	Dioscorea
Species	Pagophilus groenlandicus	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Foca Pia

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Foca Pia	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Foca Pia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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