Balkan Yam vs Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse

Dioscorea balcanica compared with Myomimus personatus

Key Differences

• Balkan Yam is Near Threatened while Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Yam	Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Gliridae
Genus	Dioscorea	Myomimus
Species	Dioscorea balcanica	Myomimus personatus

Conservation Status

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Yam	Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Yam

Habitat

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

Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse

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.