Mountain yam vs Platypus.

Dioscorea hamiltonii compared with Ornithorhynchus anatinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain yam	Platypus.
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Monotremata (monotreme)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Ornithorhynchidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Ornithorhynchus
Species	Dioscorea hamiltonii	Ornithorhynchus anatinus

Conservation Status

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Platypus.

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain yam	Platypus.
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Platypus.

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.