Lamulate Shrew vs Mountain yam

Chodsigoa lamula compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Lamulate Shrew is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lamulate Shrew	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Soricidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Chodsigoa	Dioscorea
Species	Chodsigoa lamula	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Lamulate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lamulate Shrew	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lamulate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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