Balkan Yam vs Beautiful Plume

Dioscorea balcanica compared with Amblyptilia acanthadactyla

Key Differences

• Balkan Yam is Near Threatened while Beautiful Plume is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Yam	Beautiful Plume
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Dioscorea	Amblyptilia
Species	Dioscorea balcanica	Amblyptilia acanthadactyla

Conservation Status

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

Beautiful Plume

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Yam	Beautiful Plume
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Yam

Habitat

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

Beautiful Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (4 countries), and Europe (31 countries).

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.

Beautiful Plume

The Beautiful Plume (Amblyptilia acanthadactyla) is a species in the genus Amblyptilia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are.