Balkan Yam vs Banded feather-winged beetle

Dioscorea balcanica compared with Acrotrichis fascicularis

Key Differences

• Balkan Yam is Near Threatened while Banded feather-winged beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Yam	Banded feather-winged beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Ptiliidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Acrotrichis
Species	Dioscorea balcanica	Acrotrichis fascicularis

Conservation Status

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

Banded feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Yam	Banded feather-winged beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Yam

Habitat

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

Banded feather-winged beetle

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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.

Banded feather-winged beetle

The Banded feather-winged beetle (Acrotrichis fascicularis) is a species in the genus Acrotrichis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.