long yam vs Mountain Anoa

Dioscorea transversa compared with Bubalus quarlesi

Key Differences

• long yam is Least Concern while Mountain Anoa is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	long yam	Mountain Anoa
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	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Dioscorea	Bubalus
Species	Dioscorea transversa	Bubalus quarlesi

Conservation Status

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Anoa

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	long yam	Mountain Anoa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

long yam

Habitat

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

Mountain Anoa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.