Cottontop Tamarin vs Mountain yam

Saguinus oedipus compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cottontop Tamarin	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Liliopsida (単子葉植物綱)
Order	Primates (サル目)	Dioscoreales (ヤマノイモ目)
Family	Callitrichidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Saguinus	Dioscorea
Species	Saguinus oedipus	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Cottontop Tamarin

CR — Critically Endangered

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cottontop Tamarin

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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