Mountain yam vs Peruvian night monkey

Dioscorea hamiltonii compared with Aotus miconax

Key Differences

• Mountain yam is Near Threatened while Peruvian night monkey is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain yam	Peruvian night monkey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Aotidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Aotus
Species	Dioscorea hamiltonii	Aotus miconax

Conservation Status

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Peruvian night monkey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain yam	Peruvian night monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Peruvian night monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.