Indomalayan Bamboo Rat vs Mountain yam

Rhizomys sumatrensis compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Indomalayan Bamboo Rat is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indomalayan Bamboo Rat	Mountain 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 hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Indomalayan Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indomalayan Bamboo Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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