Mountain yam vs Natal Red Rock Hare

Dioscorea hamiltonii compared with Pronolagus crassicaudatus

Key Differences

• Mountain yam is Near Threatened while Natal Red Rock Hare is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain yam	Natal Red Rock Hare
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Dioscorea	Pronolagus
Species	Dioscorea hamiltonii	Pronolagus crassicaudatus

Conservation Status

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Natal Red Rock Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain yam	Natal Red Rock Hare
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Natal Red Rock Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.