Mountain yam vs Palawan Treeshrew

Dioscorea hamiltonii compared with Tupaia palawanensis

Key Differences

• Mountain yam is Near Threatened while Palawan Treeshrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain yam	Palawan Treeshrew
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Tupaiidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Tupaia
Species	Dioscorea hamiltonii	Tupaia palawanensis

Conservation Status

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Palawan Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain yam	Palawan Treeshrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Palawan Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.