long yam vs Palawan Treeshrew

Dioscorea transversa compared with Tupaia palawanensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	long yam	Palawan Treeshrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Tupaiidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Tupaia
Species	Dioscorea transversa	Tupaia palawanensis

Conservation Status

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Palawan Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	long yam	Palawan Treeshrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

long yam

Habitat

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

Palawan Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.