Central American Squirrel Monkey vs long yam

Saimiri oerstedii compared with Dioscorea transversa

Key Differences

• Central American Squirrel Monkey is Endangered while long yam is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American Squirrel Monkey	long 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 oerstedii	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Central American Squirrel Monkey

EN — Endangered

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American Squirrel Monkey	long yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central American Squirrel Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

long yam

Habitat

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

Central American Squirrel Monkey

The Central American Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri oerstedii) is a species in the genus Saimiri. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.