Balkan Yam vs Great Flying Fox

Dioscorea balcanica compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Key Differences

• Balkan Yam is Near Threatened while Great Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Yam	Great Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Dioscorea	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Dioscorea balcanica	Pteropus neohibernicus

Conservation Status

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Yam	Great Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Yam

Habitat

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

Great Flying Fox

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.