Mountain yam vs Ooldea dunnart

Dioscorea hamiltonii compared with Sminthopsis ooldea

Key Differences

• Mountain yam is Near Threatened while Ooldea dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain yam	Ooldea dunnart
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Dioscoreales (Yamswurzelartige)	Dasyuromorphia (Raubbeutlerartige)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Dioscorea	Sminthopsis
Species	Dioscorea hamiltonii	Sminthopsis ooldea

Conservation Status

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Ooldea dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain yam	Ooldea dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Ooldea dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.