Lesser Cachalot vs long yam

Kogia breviceps compared with Dioscorea transversa

Key Differences

• Lesser Cachalot is Data Deficient while long yam is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Cachalot	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Kogiidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Kogia	Dioscorea
Species	Kogia breviceps	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Lesser Cachalot

DD — Data Deficient

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Cachalot	long yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Cachalot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.

long yam

Habitat

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