Balkan Yam vs Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Dioscorea balcanica compared with Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Key Differences

• Balkan Yam is Near Threatened while Lesser Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Yam	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Brachyuromys
Species	Dioscorea balcanica	Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Conservation Status

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Yam	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Yam

Habitat

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

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

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.