Bush-pig vs Mountain yam

Potamochoerus larvatus compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Bush-pig is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bush-pig	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Mammalia (포유류)	Liliopsida (백합강)
Order	Artiodactyla (소목)	Dioscoreales (마목)
Family	Suidae (Pigs)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Potamochoerus	Dioscorea
Species	Potamochoerus larvatus	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Bush-pig

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bush-pig	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bush-pig

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Bush-pig

The Bush-pig (Potamochoerus larvatus) is a species in the genus Potamochoerus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.