Mountain yam vs Ogilby's Duiker

Dioscorea hamiltonii compared with Cephalophus ogilbyi

Key Differences

• Mountain yam is Near Threatened while Ogilby's Duiker is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain yam	Ogilby's Duiker
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Dioscorea	Cephalophus
Species	Dioscorea hamiltonii	Cephalophus ogilbyi

Conservation Status

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Ogilby's Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain yam	Ogilby's Duiker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Ogilby's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.