Miller's Saki vs Mountain yam

Pithecia milleri compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Miller's Saki is Data Deficient while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Miller's Saki

DD — Data Deficient

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Miller's Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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