Mountain yam vs Northern Treeshrew

Dioscorea hamiltonii compared with Tupaia belangeri

Key Differences

• Mountain yam is Near Threatened while Northern Treeshrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain yam	Northern Treeshrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Tupaiidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Tupaia
Species	Dioscorea hamiltonii	Tupaia belangeri

Conservation Status

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Northern Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain yam	Northern Treeshrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Northern Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.