Dryad Monkey vs Mountain yam

Chlorocebus dryas compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Dryad Monkey is Endangered while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dryad 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	Chlorocebus	Dioscorea
Species	Chlorocebus dryas	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Dryad Monkey

EN — Endangered

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dryad Monkey	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dryad Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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