Forest Dormouse vs Mountain yam

Dryomys nitedula compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Forest Dormouse is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Dormouse	Mountain 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	Dryomys	Dioscorea
Species	Dryomys nitedula	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Forest Dormouse

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Dormouse	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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