Bisonte americano vs Mountain yam

Bison bison compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Bisonte americano is Not Evaluated while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bisonte americano	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Bison	Dioscorea
Species	Bison bison	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Bisonte americano

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bisonte americano	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bisonte americano

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Bisonte americano

The American bison (Bison bison) is a species in the genus Bison. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.