Lumholtz's tree kangaroo vs Mountain yam

Dendrolagus lumholtzi compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lumholtz's tree kangaroo	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Dendrolagus	Dioscorea
Species	Dendrolagus lumholtzi	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Lumholtz's tree kangaroo

NT — Near Threatened

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lumholtz's tree kangaroo	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lumholtz's tree kangaroo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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