Balkan Yam vs Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

Dioscorea balcanica compared with Pygeretmus pumilio

Key Differences

• Balkan Yam is Near Threatened while Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Yam	Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Pygeretmus
Species	Dioscorea balcanica	Pygeretmus pumilio

Conservation Status

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Yam	Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Yam

Habitat

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

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

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.