Indian Hare vs Mountain yam

Lepus nigricollis compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Hare	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Lepus	Dioscorea
Species	Lepus nigricollis	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Indian Hare

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Mauritius and Seychelles.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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