Mountain yam vs Pied Tamarin

Dioscorea hamiltonii compared with Saguinus bicolor

Key Differences

• Mountain yam is Near Threatened while Pied Tamarin is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain yam	Pied Tamarin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Saguinus
Species	Dioscorea hamiltonii	Saguinus bicolor

Conservation Status

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Pied Tamarin

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain yam	Pied Tamarin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Pied Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.