long yam vs White-cheeked Pintail

Dioscorea transversa compared with Anas bahamensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	long yam	White-cheeked Pintail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Anatidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Anas
Species	Dioscorea transversa	Anas bahamensis

Conservation Status

long yam

LC — Least Concern

White-cheeked Pintail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	long yam	White-cheeked Pintail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

long yam

Habitat

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

White-cheeked Pintail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel), Europe (9 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.