Montane Colilargo vs Mountain yam

Microryzomys minutus compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Montane Colilargo is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Montane Colilargo	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	Microryzomys	Dioscorea
Species	Microryzomys minutus	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Montane Colilargo

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Montane Colilargo	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Montane Colilargo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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