Balkan Yam vs Chacoan Mara

Dioscorea balcanica compared with Dolichotis salinicola

Key Differences

• Balkan Yam is Near Threatened while Chacoan Mara is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Yam	Chacoan Mara
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Caviidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Dolichotis
Species	Dioscorea balcanica	Dolichotis salinicola

Conservation Status

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Yam	Chacoan Mara
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Yam

Habitat

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

Chacoan Mara

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.

Chacoan Mara

The Chacoan Mara (Dolichotis salinicola) is a species in the genus Dolichotis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.