Balkan Yam vs Eden's whale

Dioscorea balcanica compared with Balaenoptera edeni

Key Differences

• Balkan Yam is Near Threatened while Eden's whale is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Yam	Eden's whale
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)
Genus	Dioscorea	Balaenoptera (Rorquals)
Species	Dioscorea balcanica	Balaenoptera edeni

Conservation Status

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

Eden's whale

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Yam	Eden's whale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Yam

Habitat

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

Eden's whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Denmark, Norway), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, 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.