Balkan Yam vs Inquisitive Shrew Mole

Dioscorea balcanica compared with Uropsilus investigator

Key Differences

• Balkan Yam is Near Threatened while Inquisitive Shrew Mole is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Yam	Inquisitive Shrew Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Uropsilus
Species	Dioscorea balcanica	Uropsilus investigator

Conservation Status

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

Inquisitive Shrew Mole

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Yam	Inquisitive Shrew Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Yam

Habitat

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

Inquisitive Shrew Mole

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.