Balkan Yam vs Dusky Slender Opossum

Dioscorea balcanica compared with Marmosops fuscatus

Key Differences

• Balkan Yam is Near Threatened while Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Yam	Dusky 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 fuscatus

Conservation Status

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Yam

Habitat

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

Dusky Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and 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.