Balkan Yam vs Mountain Tapir

Dioscorea balcanica compared with Tapirus pinchaque

Key Differences

• Balkan Yam is Near Threatened while Mountain Tapir is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Yam	Mountain Tapir
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Tapiridae
Genus	Dioscorea	Tapirus
Species	Dioscorea balcanica	Tapirus pinchaque

Conservation Status

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

Mountain Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Yam

Habitat

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

Mountain Tapir

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.