Mountain yam vs Ord's kangaroo rat

Dioscorea hamiltonii compared with Dipodomys ordii

Key Differences

• Mountain yam is Near Threatened while Ord's kangaroo rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain yam	Ord's kangaroo rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Dipodomys
Species	Dioscorea hamiltonii	Dipodomys ordii

Conservation Status

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Ord's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain yam	Ord's kangaroo rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Ord's kangaroo rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.