Mountain yam vs Phayre's leaf monkey

Dioscorea hamiltonii compared with Trachypithecus phayrei

Key Differences

• Mountain yam is Near Threatened while Phayre's leaf monkey is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain yam	Phayre's leaf monkey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Dioscorea	Trachypithecus
Species	Dioscorea hamiltonii	Trachypithecus phayrei

Conservation Status

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Phayre's leaf monkey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain yam	Phayre's leaf monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Phayre's leaf monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.