Gray Mouse Opossum vs Mountain yam

Tlacuatzin canescens compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Gray Mouse Opossum is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Mouse Opossum	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Didelphidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Tlacuatzin	Dioscorea
Species	Tlacuatzin canescens	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Gray Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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