Jungle cat vs Mountain yam

Felis chaus compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Jungle cat is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jungle cat	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Felis (Small Cats)	Dioscorea
Species	Felis chaus	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Jungle cat

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jungle cat	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jungle cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Russia.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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