Mountain yam vs Plains Pocket Mouse

Dioscorea hamiltonii compared with Perognathus flavescens

Key Differences

• Mountain yam is Near Threatened while Plains Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain yam	Plains Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Perognathus
Species	Dioscorea hamiltonii	Perognathus flavescens

Conservation Status

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain yam	Plains Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.