L'Hoest's Monkey vs long yam

Allochrocebus lhoesti compared with Dioscorea transversa

Key Differences

• L'Hoest's Monkey is Vulnerable while long yam is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	L'Hoest's 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	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Allochrocebus	Dioscorea
Species	Allochrocebus lhoesti	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

L'Hoest's Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	L'Hoest's Monkey	long yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

L'Hoest's Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

long yam

Habitat

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