Graceful Laucha vs long yam

Calomys lepidus compared with Dioscorea transversa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Graceful Laucha	long 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	Calomys	Dioscorea
Species	Calomys lepidus	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Graceful Laucha

LC — Least Concern

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Graceful Laucha	long yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Graceful Laucha

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

long yam

Habitat

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