Green Bush Squirrel vs Mountain yam

Paraxerus poensis compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Green Bush Squirrel is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Bush Squirrel	Mountain 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 hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Green Bush Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Green Bush Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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