Balkan Yam vs Goldman's pocket mouse

Dioscorea balcanica compared with Chaetodipus goldmani

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Yam	Goldman's pocket mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Chaetodipus
Species	Dioscorea balcanica	Chaetodipus goldmani

Conservation Status

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

Goldman's pocket mouse

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Yam	Goldman's pocket mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Yam

Habitat

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

Goldman's pocket mouse

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.