Mountain yam vs Pilbara ningaui

Dioscorea hamiltonii compared with Ningaui timealeyi

Key Differences

• Mountain yam is Near Threatened while Pilbara ningaui is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain yam	Pilbara ningaui
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Dioscorea	Ningaui
Species	Dioscorea hamiltonii	Ningaui timealeyi

Conservation Status

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Pilbara ningaui

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain yam	Pilbara ningaui
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Pilbara ningaui

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.