Mountain yam vs Pale Titi

Dioscorea hamiltonii compared with Plecturocebus pallescens

Key Differences

• Mountain yam is Near Threatened while Pale Titi is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain yam	Pale Titi
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	Plecturocebus
Species	Dioscorea hamiltonii	Plecturocebus pallescens

Conservation Status

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Pale Titi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain yam	Pale Titi
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Pale Titi

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.