Balkan Yam vs Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

Dioscorea balcanica compared with Anostirus castaneus

Key Differences

• Balkan Yam is Near Threatened while Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Yam	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Elateridae
Genus	Dioscorea	Anostirus
Species	Dioscorea balcanica	Anostirus castaneus

Conservation Status

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Yam	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Yam

Habitat

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

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

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.

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

The Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle (Anostirus castaneus) is a species in the genus Anostirus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.