Himalayan Water Shrew vs Mountain yam

Chimarrogale himalayica compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Himalayan Water Shrew is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Himalayan Water Shrew	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Soricidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Dioscorea
Species	Chimarrogale himalayica	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Himalayan Water Shrew	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Himalayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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