Huapo vs Mountain yam

Pithecia albicans compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Huapo is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Huapo	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Pitheciidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Pithecia	Dioscorea
Species	Pithecia albicans	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Huapo

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Huapo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Huapo

The Bufty Saki (Pithecia albicans) is a species in the genus Pithecia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.