Balkan Yam vs Black-throated Mango

Dioscorea balcanica compared with Anthracothorax nigricollis

Key Differences

• Balkan Yam is Near Threatened while Black-throated Mango is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Yam	Black-throated Mango
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Trochilidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Anthracothorax
Species	Dioscorea balcanica	Anthracothorax nigricollis

Conservation Status

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Yam	Black-throated Mango
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Yam

Habitat

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

Black-throated Mango

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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-throated Mango

A large, striking hummingbird of tropical forests from southern Mexico to Argentina, black-throated mangos have dramatic sexual dimorphism — males display glittering black throat and breast with violet and green flanks and a bold purple tail, while females are white below with a central black stripe. Inhabiting forest edges, clearings, and gardens, they aggressively defend flowering trees. Males perform spectacular aerial display flights at treetop height. Listed as Least Concern across their broad neotropical range.