long yam vs Mongolian Mountain Vole

Dioscorea transversa compared with Alticola semicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	long yam	Mongolian Mountain 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	Alticola
Species	Dioscorea transversa	Alticola semicanus

Conservation Status

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	long yam	Mongolian Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

long yam

Habitat

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

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.