Balkan Yam vs Mountain Goat

Dioscorea balcanica compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

• Balkan Yam is Near Threatened while Mountain Goat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Yam	Mountain Goat
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	Oreamnos
Species	Dioscorea balcanica	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Yam

Habitat

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

Mountain Goat

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.