long yam vs Lowland Tapir

Dioscorea transversa compared with Tapirus terrestris

Key Differences

• long yam is Least Concern while Lowland Tapir is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	long yam	Lowland Tapir
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Tapiridae
Genus	Dioscorea	Tapirus
Species	Dioscorea transversa	Tapirus terrestris

Conservation Status

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Lowland Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	long yam	Lowland Tapir
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

long yam

Habitat

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

Lowland Tapir

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.