long yam vs Phayre's Squirrel

Dioscorea transversa compared with Callosciurus phayrei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	long yam	Phayre's Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Dioscorea	Callosciurus
Species	Dioscorea transversa	Callosciurus phayrei

Conservation Status

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Phayre's Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	long yam	Phayre's Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

long yam

Habitat

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

Phayre's Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.