Mountain yam vs Percival's spiny mouse

Dioscorea hamiltonii compared with Acomys percivali

Key Differences

• Mountain yam is Near Threatened while Percival's spiny mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain yam	Percival's spiny mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Dioscorea	Acomys
Species	Dioscorea hamiltonii	Acomys percivali

Conservation Status

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Percival's spiny mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain yam	Percival's spiny mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Percival's spiny mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.