Balkan Yam vs Pacific Tent-making Bat

Dioscorea balcanica compared with Uroderma convexum

Key Differences

• Balkan Yam is Near Threatened while Pacific Tent-making Bat is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Yam	Pacific Tent-making Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Uroderma
Species	Dioscorea balcanica	Uroderma convexum

Conservation Status

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

Pacific Tent-making Bat

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Yam	Pacific Tent-making Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Yam

Habitat

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

Pacific Tent-making Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.