Amazon River Dolphin vs Mountain yam

Inia geoffrensis compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Amazon River Dolphin is Data Deficient while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon River Dolphin	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Liliopsida (лилиопсиды)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Dioscoreales (диоскореецветные)
Family	Iniidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Inia	Dioscorea
Species	Inia geoffrensis	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Amazon River Dolphin

DD — Data Deficient

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon River Dolphin	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amazon River Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Amazon River Dolphin

The Amazon River Dolphin (Inia geoffrensis) is a species in the genus Inia. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient, indicating insufficient data for assessment. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.