Balkan Yam vs Davids echymipera

Dioscorea balcanica compared with Echymipera davidi

Key Differences

• Balkan Yam is Near Threatened while Davids echymipera is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Yam	Davids 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 davidi

Conservation Status

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

Davids echymipera

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Yam

Habitat

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

Davids 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.