Hare's-tail vs Mountain yam

Lagurus ovatus compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

Hare's-tail is Not Evaluated while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hare's-tail	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Cricetidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Lagurus	Dioscorea
Species	Lagurus ovatus	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Hare's-tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hare's-tail	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hare's-tail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Ecuador).