Balkan Yam vs Miller's Dog-faced Bat

Dioscorea balcanica compared with Cynomops milleri

Key Differences

• Balkan Yam is Near Threatened while Miller's Dog-faced Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Yam	Miller's Dog-faced Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Cynomops
Species	Dioscorea balcanica	Cynomops milleri

Conservation Status

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

Miller's Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Yam	Miller's Dog-faced Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Yam

Habitat

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

Miller's Dog-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.