Mountain yam vs Oriente Cave Rat

Dioscorea hamiltonii compared with Boromys offella

Key Differences

• Mountain yam is Near Threatened while Oriente Cave Rat is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain yam	Oriente Cave Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Boromys
Species	Dioscorea hamiltonii	Boromys offella

Conservation Status

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Oriente Cave Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain yam	Oriente Cave Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Oriente Cave Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.