Horsfield's tarsier vs long yam

Cephalopachus bancanus compared with Dioscorea transversa

Key Differences

• Horsfield's tarsier is Vulnerable while long yam is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Horsfield's tarsier	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Tarsiidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Cephalopachus	Dioscorea
Species	Cephalopachus bancanus	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Horsfield's tarsier

VU — Vulnerable

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Horsfield's tarsier	long yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Horsfield's tarsier

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

long yam

Habitat

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