Mongolian Three-toed Jerboa vs Mountain yam

Stylodipus andrewsi compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Mongolian Three-toed Jerboa is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mongolian Three-toed Jerboa	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Dipodidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Stylodipus	Dioscorea
Species	Stylodipus andrewsi	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Mongolian Three-toed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mongolian Three-toed Jerboa	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mongolian Three-toed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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