Japanese Squirrel vs Mountain yam

Sciurus lis compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Japanese Squirrel is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese 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	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Dioscorea
Species	Sciurus lis	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Japanese Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Squirrel	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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