long yam vs Plains Pocket Mouse

Dioscorea transversa compared with Perognathus flavescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	long yam	Plains Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Perognathus
Species	Dioscorea transversa	Perognathus flavescens

Conservation Status

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	long yam	Plains Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

long yam

Habitat

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

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.