Balkan Yam vs Mottle-faced Tamarin

Dioscorea balcanica compared with Saguinus inustus

Key Differences

• Balkan Yam is Near Threatened while Mottle-faced Tamarin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Yam	Mottle-faced Tamarin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Saguinus
Species	Dioscorea balcanica	Saguinus inustus

Conservation Status

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

Mottle-faced Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Yam	Mottle-faced Tamarin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Yam

Habitat

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

Mottle-faced Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.