Allen s Swamp Monkey vs Mountain yam

Allenopithecus nigroviridis compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Allen s Swamp Monkey is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen s Swamp Monkey	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Allenopithecus	Dioscorea
Species	Allenopithecus nigroviridis	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Allen s Swamp Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen s Swamp Monkey	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen s Swamp Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Allen s Swamp Monkey

The Allen s Swamp Monkey (Allenopithecus nigroviridis) is a species in the genus Allenopithecus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.