Lesser Cachalot vs Mountain yam

Kogia breviceps compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Lesser Cachalot is Data Deficient while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Cachalot	Mountain 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 hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Lesser Cachalot

DD — Data Deficient

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Cachalot	Mountain 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.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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