Lesser Short-tailed Rat vs Mountain yam

Brachyuromys betsileoensis compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Lesser Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Short-tailed Rat	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Dioscorea
Species	Brachyuromys betsileoensis	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Short-tailed Rat	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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