Green Bush Squirrel vs long yam

Paraxerus poensis compared with Dioscorea transversa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Bush Squirrel	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Paraxerus	Dioscorea
Species	Paraxerus poensis	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Green Bush Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Bush Squirrel	long yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Green Bush Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

long yam

Habitat

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