Balkan Yam vs Jones's Roundleaf Bat

Dioscorea balcanica compared with Hipposideros jonesi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Yam	Jones's Roundleaf Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Hipposideridae
Genus	Dioscorea	Hipposideros
Species	Dioscorea balcanica	Hipposideros jonesi

Conservation Status

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

Jones's Roundleaf Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Yam	Jones's Roundleaf Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Yam

Habitat

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

Jones's Roundleaf Bat

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.