Mountain yam vs Peninsular Pocket Mouse

Dioscorea hamiltonii compared with Chaetodipus rudinoris

Key Differences

• Mountain yam is Near Threatened while Peninsular Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain yam	Peninsular Pocket Mouse
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	Chaetodipus
Species	Dioscorea hamiltonii	Chaetodipus rudinoris

Conservation Status

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Peninsular Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain yam	Peninsular Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Peninsular Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.