Mountain yam vs Olive-colored Akodont

Dioscorea hamiltonii compared with Abrothrix olivaceus

Key Differences

• Mountain yam is Near Threatened while Olive-colored Akodont is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain yam	Olive-colored Akodont
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Abrothrix
Species	Dioscorea hamiltonii	Abrothrix olivaceus

Conservation Status

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Olive-colored Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain yam	Olive-colored Akodont
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Olive-colored Akodont

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.