Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa vs Mountain yam

Pygeretmus platyurus compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Dipodidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Pygeretmus	Dioscorea
Species	Pygeretmus platyurus	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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