Balkan Yam vs Claras echymipera

Dioscorea balcanica compared with Echymipera clara

Key Differences

• Balkan Yam is Near Threatened while Claras echymipera is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Yam	Claras echymipera
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Peramelidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Echymipera
Species	Dioscorea balcanica	Echymipera clara

Conservation Status

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

Claras echymipera

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Yam	Claras echymipera
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Yam

Habitat

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

Claras echymipera

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.

Claras echymipera

The Claras echymipera (Echymipera clara) is a species in the genus Echymipera. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.