Guinea pig vs long yam

Cavia porcellus compared with Dioscorea transversa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guinea pig	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Caviidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Cavia	Dioscorea
Species	Cavia porcellus	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Guinea pig

LC — Least Concern

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guinea pig	long yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guinea pig

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

long yam

Habitat

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