Mountain yam vs Red-billed Duck

Dioscorea hamiltonii compared with Anas erythrorhyncha

Key Differences

Mountain yam is Near Threatened while Red-billed Duck is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain yam	Red-billed Duck
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Anatidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Anas
Species	Dioscorea hamiltonii	Anas erythrorhyncha

Conservation Status

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Red-billed Duck

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain yam	Red-billed Duck
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Red-billed Duck

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Ecuador).

Red-billed Duck (Anas erythrorhyncha) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.