Balkan Yam vs Madagascan fruit bat

Dioscorea balcanica compared with Eidolon dupreanum

Key Differences

• Balkan Yam is Near Threatened while Madagascan fruit bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Yam	Madagascan 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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Dioscorea	Eidolon
Species	Dioscorea balcanica	Eidolon dupreanum

Conservation Status

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Yam

Habitat

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

Madagascan fruit 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.