Mountain yam vs Ooldea dunnart

Dioscorea hamiltonii compared with Sminthopsis ooldea

Key Differences

  • Mountain yam is Near Threatened while Ooldea dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Mountain yam Ooldea dunnart
Kingdom Plantae (tumbuhan) Animalia (hewan)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Mammalia (mamalia)
Order Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales) Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family Dioscoreaceae Dasyuridae
Genus Dioscorea Sminthopsis
Species Dioscorea hamiltonii Sminthopsis ooldea

Conservation Status

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Ooldea dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Mountain yam Ooldea dunnart
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Ooldea dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

No description available.

Ooldea dunnart

No description available.

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