Balkan Yam vs Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Dioscorea balcanica compared with Pygeretmus platyurus

Key Differences

• Balkan Yam is Near Threatened while Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Yam	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Pygeretmus
Species	Dioscorea balcanica	Pygeretmus platyurus

Conservation Status

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Yam	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Yam

Habitat

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

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

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.