Bouvier's Red Colobus vs Mountain yam

Piliocolobus bouvieri compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Bouvier's Red Colobus is Endangered while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bouvier's Red Colobus	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	Piliocolobus	Dioscorea
Species	Piliocolobus bouvieri	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Bouvier's Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bouvier's Red Colobus	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bouvier's Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Bouvier's Red Colobus

The Bouvier's Red Colobus (Piliocolobus bouvieri) is a species in the genus Piliocolobus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.