Balkan Yam vs Chacoan Peccary

Dioscorea balcanica compared with Catagonus wagneri

Key Differences

• Balkan Yam is Near Threatened while Chacoan Peccary is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Yam	Chacoan Peccary
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Tayassuidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Catagonus
Species	Dioscorea balcanica	Catagonus wagneri

Conservation Status

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Yam

Habitat

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

Chacoan Peccary

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 Peccary

The Chacoan Peccary (Catagonus wagneri) is a species in the genus Catagonus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.