Balkan Yam vs Chacma Baboon

Dioscorea balcanica compared with Papio ursinus

Key Differences

• Balkan Yam is Near Threatened while Chacma Baboon is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Yam	Chacma Baboon
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Dioscorea	Papio
Species	Dioscorea balcanica	Papio ursinus

Conservation Status

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

Chacma Baboon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Yam	Chacma Baboon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Yam

Habitat

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

Chacma Baboon

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.

Chacma Baboon

The Chacma Baboon (Papio ursinus) is a species in the genus Papio. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.