long yam vs Mexican cottontail

Dioscorea transversa compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	long yam	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Dioscorea	Sylvilagus
Species	Dioscorea transversa	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Conservation Status

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	long yam	Mexican cottontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

long yam

Habitat

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

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.