Jackson’s Mongoose vs Mountain yam

Bdeogale jacksoni compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jackson’s Mongoose	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Herpestidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Bdeogale	Dioscorea
Species	Bdeogale jacksoni	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Jackson’s Mongoose

NT — Near Threatened

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jackson’s Mongoose	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jackson’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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