Mérida Rhipidomys vs Water yam

Rhipidomys venustus compared with Dioscorea alata

Key Differences

• Mérida Rhipidomys is Least Concern while Water yam is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mérida Rhipidomys	Water yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Cricetidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Rhipidomys	Dioscorea
Species	Rhipidomys venustus	Dioscorea alata

Conservation Status

Mérida Rhipidomys

LC — Least Concern

Water yam

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mérida Rhipidomys	Water yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mérida Rhipidomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Water yam

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela