Mountain yam vs Phayre's Squirrel

Dioscorea hamiltonii compared with Callosciurus phayrei

Key Differences

• Mountain yam is Near Threatened while Phayre's Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain yam	Phayre's Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Dioscorea	Callosciurus
Species	Dioscorea hamiltonii	Callosciurus phayrei

Conservation Status

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Phayre's Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain yam	Phayre's Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Phayre's Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.