Balkan Yam vs Jamaican fruit bat

Dioscorea balcanica compared with Artibeus jamaicensis

Key Differences

• Balkan Yam is Near Threatened while Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Yam	Jamaican fruit bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Artibeus
Species	Dioscorea balcanica	Artibeus jamaicensis

Conservation Status

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Yam	Jamaican fruit bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Yam

Habitat

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

Jamaican fruit bat

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.