long yam vs Meller’s Mongoose

Dioscorea transversa compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	long yam	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Rhynchogale
Species	Dioscorea transversa	Rhynchogale melleri

Conservation Status

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	long yam	Meller’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

long yam

Habitat

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

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.