Long-nosed Scolomys vs Mountain yam

Scolomys ucayalensis compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Long-nosed Scolomys is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-nosed Scolomys	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Cricetidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Scolomys	Dioscorea
Species	Scolomys ucayalensis	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Long-nosed Scolomys

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-nosed Scolomys	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-nosed Scolomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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