Macaco-de-cheiro vs Mountain yam

Saimiri boliviensis compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Macaco-de-cheiro is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Macaco-de-cheiro	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (primatas)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Cebidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Saimiri	Dioscorea
Species	Saimiri boliviensis	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Macaco-de-cheiro

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Macaco-de-cheiro	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Macaco-de-cheiro

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Macaco-de-cheiro

The Black-capped Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri boliviensis) is a species in the genus Saimiri. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.