Mountain yam vs Ornate Shrew

Dioscorea hamiltonii compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• Mountain yam is Near Threatened while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain yam	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Sorex
Species	Dioscorea hamiltonii	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain yam	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.