Balkan Yam vs Meerkat

Dioscorea balcanica compared with Suricata suricatta

Key Differences

• Balkan Yam is Near Threatened while Meerkat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Yam	Meerkat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Suricata
Species	Dioscorea balcanica	Suricata suricatta

Conservation Status

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

Meerkat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Yam	Meerkat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Yam

Habitat

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

Meerkat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Ecuador.

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.