Balkan Yam vs Marbled cat

Dioscorea balcanica compared with Pardofelis marmorata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Yam	Marbled cat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Dioscorea	Pardofelis
Species	Dioscorea balcanica	Pardofelis marmorata

Conservation Status

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

Marbled cat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Yam	Marbled cat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Yam

Habitat

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

Marbled cat

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.