Balkan Yam vs Black-headed Night Monkey

Dioscorea balcanica compared with Aotus nigriceps

Key Differences

• Balkan Yam is Near Threatened while Black-headed Night Monkey is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Yam	Black-headed Night Monkey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Aotidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Aotus
Species	Dioscorea balcanica	Aotus nigriceps

Conservation Status

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

Black-headed Night Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Yam	Black-headed Night Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Yam

Habitat

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

Black-headed Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Black-headed Night Monkey

The Black-headed Night Monkey (Aotus nigriceps) is a species in the genus Aotus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.