Mountain yam vs Peruvian Laucha

Dioscorea hamiltonii compared with Calomys sorellus

Key Differences

• Mountain yam is Near Threatened while Peruvian Laucha is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain yam	Peruvian Laucha
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Calomys
Species	Dioscorea hamiltonii	Calomys sorellus

Conservation Status

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Peruvian Laucha

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain yam	Peruvian Laucha
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Peruvian Laucha

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.