Mountain yam vs Peruvian Ichthyomyine

Dioscorea hamiltonii compared with Neusticomys peruviensis

Key Differences

• Mountain yam is Near Threatened while Peruvian Ichthyomyine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain yam	Peruvian Ichthyomyine
Kingdom	Plantae (thực vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order	Dioscoreales (Bộ Củ nâu)	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Neusticomys
Species	Dioscorea hamiltonii	Neusticomys peruviensis

Conservation Status

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Peruvian Ichthyomyine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain yam	Peruvian Ichthyomyine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Peruvian Ichthyomyine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.