Ratón De Las Estepas vs Mountain yam

Mus spicilegus compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Ratón De Las Estepas is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ratón De Las Estepas	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Dioscorea
Species	Mus spicilegus	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Ratón De Las Estepas

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ratón De Las Estepas	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ratón De Las Estepas

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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