Agile antechinus vs Water yam

Antechinus agilis compared with Dioscorea alata

Key Differences

• Agile antechinus is Least Concern while Water yam is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agile antechinus	Water yam
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Plantae (bitki)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (memeliler)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Yırtıcı keseliler)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Antechinus	Dioscorea
Species	Antechinus agilis	Dioscorea alata

Conservation Status

Agile antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Water yam

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agile antechinus	Water yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agile antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water yam

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).

Agile antechinus

The Agile antechinus (Antechinus agilis) 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.