Mongolian Mountain Vole vs Mountain yam

Alticola semicanus compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Mongolian Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Mountain 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	Alticola	Dioscorea
Species	Alticola semicanus	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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