African civet vs Balkan Yam

Civettictis civetta compared with Dioscorea balcanica

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Balkan Yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Balkan Yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Viverridae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Civettictis	Dioscorea
Species	Civettictis civetta	Dioscorea balcanica

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Balkan Yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Germany and Sao Tome and Principe.

Balkan Yam

Habitat

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

African civet

The African civet (Civettictis civetta) is a species in the genus Civettictis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, found across Germany and Sao Tome and Principe.

Balkan Yam

The Balkan Yam (Dioscorea balcanica) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.