long yam vs Mandarin Vole

Dioscorea transversa compared with Lasiopodomys mandarinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	long yam	Mandarin Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Lasiopodomys
Species	Dioscorea transversa	Lasiopodomys mandarinus

Conservation Status

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Mandarin Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	long yam	Mandarin Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

long yam

Habitat

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

Mandarin Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.