Indomalayan Bamboo Rat vs long yam

Rhizomys sumatrensis compared with Dioscorea transversa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indomalayan Bamboo Rat	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Spalacidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Rhizomys	Dioscorea
Species	Rhizomys sumatrensis	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Indomalayan Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indomalayan Bamboo Rat	long yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indomalayan Bamboo Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

long yam

Habitat

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