Gray Birch Mouse vs Mountain yam

Sicista pseudonapaea compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Gray Birch Mouse is Data Deficient while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Birch Mouse	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Dipodidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Sicista	Dioscorea
Species	Sicista pseudonapaea	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Gray Birch Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Birch Mouse	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Birch Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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