Indian Giant Squirrel vs Mountain yam

Ratufa indica compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Indian Giant Squirrel is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Giant Squirrel	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Ratufa	Dioscorea
Species	Ratufa indica	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Indian Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Giant Squirrel	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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