Lomami Red Colobus vs Mountain yam

Piliocolobus parmentieri compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Lomami Red Colobus is Endangered while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lomami Red Colobus	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	Piliocolobus	Dioscorea
Species	Piliocolobus parmentieri	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Lomami Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lomami Red Colobus	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lomami Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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