long yam vs Margay

Dioscorea transversa compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• long yam is Least Concern while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	long yam	Margay
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Dioscorea	Leopardus
Species	Dioscorea transversa	Leopardus wiedii

Conservation Status

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	long yam	Margay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

long yam

Habitat

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

Margay

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.