Balkan Yam vs Mountain Gazelle

Dioscorea balcanica compared with Gazella gazella

Key Differences

• Balkan Yam is Near Threatened while Mountain Gazelle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Yam	Mountain Gazelle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Dioscorea	Gazella
Species	Dioscorea balcanica	Gazella gazella

Conservation Status

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

Mountain Gazelle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Yam	Mountain Gazelle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Yam

Habitat

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

Mountain Gazelle

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.