Guemal vs Mountain yam

Hippocamelus bisulcus compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Guemal is Endangered while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guemal	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Hippocamelus	Dioscorea
Species	Hippocamelus bisulcus	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Guemal

EN — Endangered

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guemal	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guemal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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