long yam vs Mérida Brocket

Dioscorea transversa compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• long yam is Least Concern while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	long yam	Mérida Brocket
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Dioscorea	Mazama
Species	Dioscorea transversa	Mazama bricenii

Conservation Status

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	long yam	Mérida Brocket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

long yam

Habitat

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

Mérida Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.