Fulvous Colilargo vs Water yam

Oligoryzomys fulvescens compared with Dioscorea alata

Key Differences

Fulvous Colilargo is Least Concern while Water yam is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fulvous Colilargo	Water 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 alata

Conservation Status

Fulvous Colilargo

LC — Least Concern

Water yam

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fulvous Colilargo	Water 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.

Water yam

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).