Hotson s Jerboa vs Mountain yam

Allactaga hotsoni compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Hotson s Jerboa is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson s Jerboa	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Dipodidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Allactaga	Dioscorea
Species	Allactaga hotsoni	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Hotson s Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson s Jerboa	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson s Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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