long yam vs Mottle-faced Tamarin

Dioscorea transversa compared with Saguinus inustus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	long yam	Mottle-faced Tamarin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Saguinus
Species	Dioscorea transversa	Saguinus inustus

Conservation Status

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Mottle-faced Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	long yam	Mottle-faced Tamarin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

long yam

Habitat

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

Mottle-faced Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.