Balkan Yam vs Dwarf Free-tailed Bat

Dioscorea balcanica compared with Mops nanulus

Key Differences

• Balkan Yam is Near Threatened while Dwarf Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Yam	Dwarf Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Mops
Species	Dioscorea balcanica	Mops nanulus

Conservation Status

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

Dwarf Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Yam	Dwarf Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Yam

Habitat

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

Dwarf Free-tailed Bat

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.