Balkan Yam vs Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Dioscorea balcanica compared with Mus fernandoni

Key Differences

Balkan Yam is Near Threatened while Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Yam	Ceylon Spiny Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Dioscorea	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Dioscorea balcanica	Mus fernandoni

Conservation Status

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Yam	Ceylon Spiny Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Yam

Habitat

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

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

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.