Balkan Yam vs Hernández Camacho's night monkey

Dioscorea balcanica compared with Aotus jorgehernandezi

Key Differences

• Balkan Yam is Near Threatened while Hernández Camacho's night monkey is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Yam	Hernández Camacho's night monkey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Aotidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Aotus
Species	Dioscorea balcanica	Aotus jorgehernandezi

Conservation Status

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

Hernández Camacho's night monkey

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Yam	Hernández Camacho's night monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Yam

Habitat

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

Hernández Camacho's night monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.