Herb Field Mouse vs Mountain yam

Apodemus uralensis compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Herb Field Mouse is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Herb Field Mouse	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Apodemus	Dioscorea
Species	Apodemus uralensis	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Herb Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Herb Field Mouse	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Herb Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Russia.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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