Black Squirrel Monkey vs Mountain yam

Saimiri vanzolinii compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Black Squirrel Monkey is Endangered while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Squirrel 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	Cebidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Saimiri	Dioscorea
Species	Saimiri vanzolinii	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Black Squirrel Monkey

EN — Endangered

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Squirrel Monkey	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Squirrel Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Black Squirrel Monkey

The Black Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri vanzolinii) is a species in the genus Saimiri. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.