Balkan Yam vs Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Dioscorea balcanica compared with Onychogalea lunata

Key Differences

• Balkan Yam is Near Threatened while Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Yam	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)
Genus	Dioscorea	Onychogalea
Species	Dioscorea balcanica	Onychogalea lunata

Conservation Status

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Yam	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Yam

Habitat

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

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

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.