brown antechinus vs Mountain yam

Antechinus stuartii compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• brown antechinus is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown antechinus	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Antechinus	Dioscorea
Species	Antechinus stuartii	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

brown antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown antechinus	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

brown antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

brown antechinus

The Brown Antechinus (Antechinus stuartii) is a species in the genus Antechinus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.