long yam vs Miller's Saki

Dioscorea transversa compared with Pithecia milleri

Key Differences

• long yam is Least Concern while Miller's Saki is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	long yam	Miller's Saki
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Pithecia
Species	Dioscorea transversa	Pithecia milleri

Conservation Status

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Miller's Saki

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	long yam	Miller's Saki
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

long yam

Habitat

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

Miller's Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.