attoto yam vs Balkan Yam

Dioscorea cayenensis compared with Dioscorea balcanica

Key Differences

• attoto yam is Not Evaluated while Balkan Yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	attoto yam	Balkan Yam
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family same	Dioscoreaceae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus same	Dioscorea	Dioscorea
Species	Dioscorea cayenensis	Dioscorea balcanica

Evolutionary Relationship

attoto yam and Balkan Yam share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dioscorea.

Conservation Status

attoto yam

NE — Not Evaluated

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	attoto yam	Balkan Yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

attoto yam

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), North America (Cuba, Panama), and South America (5 countries).

Balkan Yam

Habitat

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

attoto yam

The Attoto yam (Dioscorea cayenensis) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

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.