Central American Squirrel Monkey vs Mountain yam

Saimiri oerstedii compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Central American Squirrel Monkey is Endangered while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American Squirrel Monkey	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 oerstedii	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Central American Squirrel Monkey

EN — Endangered

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American Squirrel Monkey	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central American Squirrel Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Central American Squirrel Monkey

The Central American Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri oerstedii) is a species in the genus Saimiri. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.