Caatinga laucha vs long yam

Calomys expulsus compared with Dioscorea transversa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caatinga laucha	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (động vật)	Plantae (thực vật)
Phylum	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)	Dioscoreales (Bộ Củ nâu)
Family	Cricetidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Calomys	Dioscorea
Species	Calomys expulsus	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Caatinga laucha

LC — Least Concern

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caatinga laucha	long yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caatinga laucha

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

long yam

Habitat

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

Caatinga laucha

The Caatinga laucha (Calomys expulsus) is a species in the genus Calomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.