Burdock Conch vs Mountain yam

Aethes rubigana compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Burdock Conch is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burdock Conch	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Tortricidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Aethes	Dioscorea
Species	Aethes rubigana	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Burdock Conch

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burdock Conch	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burdock Conch

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Burdock Conch

The Burdock Conch (Aethes rubigana) is a species in the genus Aethes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.