Balkan Yam vs mountain gorilla

Dioscorea balcanica compared with Gorilla beringei

Key Differences

• Balkan Yam is Near Threatened while mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Yam	mountain gorilla
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Dioscorea	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Dioscorea balcanica	Gorilla beringei

Conservation Status

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Yam	mountain gorilla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Yam

Habitat

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

mountain gorilla

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.