Balkan Yam vs Chestnut dunnart

Dioscorea balcanica compared with Sminthopsis archeri

Key Differences

• Balkan Yam is Near Threatened while Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Yam	Chestnut dunnart
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Dioscorea	Sminthopsis
Species	Dioscorea balcanica	Sminthopsis archeri

Conservation Status

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Yam	Chestnut dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Yam

Habitat

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

Chestnut dunnart

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.

Chestnut dunnart

The Chestnut dunnart (Sminthopsis archeri) is a species in the genus Sminthopsis. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.