Balkan Yam vs Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa

Dioscorea balcanica compared with Allactaga sibirica

Key Differences

• Balkan Yam is Near Threatened while Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Yam	Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Allactaga
Species	Dioscorea balcanica	Allactaga sibirica

Conservation Status

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Yam	Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Yam

Habitat

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

Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa

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.