long yam vs Peters' Duiker

Dioscorea transversa compared with Cephalophus callipygus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	long yam	Peters' Duiker
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	Cephalophus
Species	Dioscorea transversa	Cephalophus callipygus

Conservation Status

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Peters' Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	long yam	Peters' Duiker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

long yam

Habitat

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

Peters' Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.