Long-tailed dunnart vs Mountain yam

Sminthopsis longicaudata compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Long-tailed dunnart is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed dunnart	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Dioscorea
Species	Sminthopsis longicaudata	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed dunnart	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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