Balkan Yam vs Mound-building Mouse

Dioscorea balcanica compared with Mus spicilegus

Key Differences

• Balkan Yam is Near Threatened while Mound-building Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Yam	Mound-building Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Dioscorea	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Dioscorea balcanica	Mus spicilegus

Conservation Status

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Yam	Mound-building Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Yam

Habitat

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

Mound-building Mouse

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.