Gabon Talapoin vs Mountain yam

Miopithecus ogouensis compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gabon Talapoin	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	Miopithecus	Dioscorea
Species	Miopithecus ogouensis	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Gabon Talapoin

NT — Near Threatened

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gabon Talapoin	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gabon Talapoin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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