Krot Kavkazskii vs Mountain yam

Talpa caucasica compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Krot Kavkazskii is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Krot Kavkazskii	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Liliopsida (лилиопсиды)
Order	Soricomorpha (землеройкообразные)	Dioscoreales (диоскореецветные)
Family	Talpidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Talpa	Dioscorea
Species	Talpa caucasica	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Krot Kavkazskii

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Krot Kavkazskii	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Krot Kavkazskii

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Krot Kavkazskii

The Caucasian Mole (Talpa caucasica) is a species in the genus Talpa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.