Fulvous Colilargo vs Mountain yam

Oligoryzomys fulvescens compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Fulvous Colilargo is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fulvous Colilargo	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Cricetidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Oligoryzomys	Dioscorea
Species	Oligoryzomys fulvescens	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Fulvous Colilargo

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fulvous Colilargo	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fulvous Colilargo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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