Cazuza's Saki vs Mountain yam

Pithecia cazuzai compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Cazuza's Saki is Data Deficient while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cazuza's Saki	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Pitheciidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Pithecia	Dioscorea
Species	Pithecia cazuzai	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Cazuza's Saki

DD — Data Deficient

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cazuza's Saki	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cazuza's Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Cazuza's Saki

The Cazuza's Saki (Pithecia cazuzai) is a species in the genus Pithecia. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.