Indian Gazelle vs Mountain yam

Gazella bennettii compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Indian Gazelle is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Gazelle	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	Bovidae (Bovids)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Gazella	Dioscorea
Species	Gazella bennettii	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Indian Gazelle

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Gazelle	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Gazelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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