Balkan Yam vs Centuryplant

Dioscorea balcanica compared with Agave americana

Key Differences

• Balkan Yam is Near Threatened while Centuryplant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Yam	Centuryplant
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Dioscorea	Agave
Species	Dioscorea balcanica	Agave americana

Evolutionary Relationship

Balkan Yam and Centuryplant share a common ancestor at the Class level: Liliopsida. (Monocots)

Conservation Status

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Yam	Centuryplant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Yam

Habitat

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

Centuryplant

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (Costa Rica), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (5 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.

Centuryplant

The Centuryplant (Agave americana) is a species in the genus Agave. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to ['Albania', 'Algeria', 'Argentina', 'Australia', 'Belgium'].