long yam vs Nepalese Field Mouse

Dioscorea transversa compared with Apodemus gurkha

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	long yam	Nepalese Field Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Dioscorea	Apodemus
Species	Dioscorea transversa	Apodemus gurkha

Conservation Status

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Nepalese Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	long yam	Nepalese Field Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

long yam

Habitat

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

Nepalese Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.