Balkan Yam vs Gansu Shrew

Dioscorea balcanica compared with Sorex cansulus

Key Differences

• Balkan Yam is Near Threatened while Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Yam	Gansu Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Sorex
Species	Dioscorea balcanica	Sorex cansulus

Conservation Status

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Yam	Gansu Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Yam

Habitat

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

Gansu Shrew

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.