Balkan Yam vs Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Dioscorea balcanica compared with Aproteles bulmerae

Key Differences

• Balkan Yam is Near Threatened while Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Yam	Bulmer's Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Dioscorea	Aproteles
Species	Dioscorea balcanica	Aproteles bulmerae

Conservation Status

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Yam	Bulmer's Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Yam

Habitat

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

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

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.

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

The Bulmer's Fruit Bat (Aproteles bulmerae) is a species in the genus Aproteles. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.