Balkan Yam vs Delicate Slender Opossum

Dioscorea balcanica compared with Marmosops parvidens

Key Differences

• Balkan Yam is Near Threatened while Delicate Slender Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Yam	Delicate Slender Opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Marmosops
Species	Dioscorea balcanica	Marmosops parvidens

Conservation Status

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Yam	Delicate Slender Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Yam

Habitat

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

Delicate Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.