Balkan Yam vs Masked Tita

Dioscorea balcanica compared with Callicebus personatus

Key Differences

• Balkan Yam is Near Threatened while Masked Tita is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Yam	Masked Tita
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Callicebus
Species	Dioscorea balcanica	Callicebus personatus

Conservation Status

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

Masked Tita

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Yam	Masked Tita
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Yam

Habitat

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

Masked Tita

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.