Mountain yam vs Potto

Dioscorea hamiltonii compared with Perodicticus potto

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain yam	Potto
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Perodicticus
Species	Dioscorea hamiltonii	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain yam	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.