Mountain yam vs Pel s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

Dioscorea hamiltonii compared with Anomalurus pelii

Key Differences

• Mountain yam is Near Threatened while Pel s Scaly-tailed Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain yam	Pel s Scaly-tailed Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Anomaluridae
Genus	Dioscorea	Anomalurus
Species	Dioscorea hamiltonii	Anomalurus pelii

Conservation Status

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Pel s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain yam	Pel s Scaly-tailed Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Pel s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.