Mountain yam vs Philippine mouse-deer

Dioscorea hamiltonii compared with Tragulus nigricans

Key Differences

• Mountain yam is Near Threatened while Philippine mouse-deer is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain yam	Philippine mouse-deer
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Tragulidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Tragulus
Species	Dioscorea hamiltonii	Tragulus nigricans

Conservation Status

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Philippine mouse-deer

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain yam	Philippine mouse-deer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Philippine mouse-deer

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.