long yam vs Ornate Shrew

Dioscorea transversa compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	long yam	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Sorex
Species	Dioscorea transversa	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	long yam	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

long yam

Habitat

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

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.