Horsfield's tarsier vs Mountain yam

Cephalopachus bancanus compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Horsfield's tarsier is Vulnerable while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Horsfield's tarsier	Mountain 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 hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Horsfield's tarsier

VU — Vulnerable

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Horsfield's tarsier

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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