Mountain yam vs Philippine tarsier

Dioscorea hamiltonii compared with Carlito syrichta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain yam	Philippine tarsier
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Tarsiidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Carlito
Species	Dioscorea hamiltonii	Carlito syrichta

Conservation Status

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Philippine tarsier

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain yam	Philippine tarsier
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Philippine tarsier

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.