Mountain yam vs Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Dioscorea hamiltonii compared with Sciurus igniventris

Key Differences

• Mountain yam is Near Threatened while Northern Amazon Red Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain yam	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Dioscorea	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Dioscorea hamiltonii	Sciurus igniventris

Conservation Status

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain yam	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.