Balkan Yam vs Lang's Red Colobus

Dioscorea balcanica compared with Piliocolobus langi

Key Differences

• Balkan Yam is Near Threatened while Lang's Red Colobus is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Yam	Lang's Red Colobus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Dioscorea	Piliocolobus
Species	Dioscorea balcanica	Piliocolobus langi

Conservation Status

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

Lang's Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Yam	Lang's Red Colobus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Yam

Habitat

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

Lang's Red Colobus

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.