Balkan Yam vs Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

Dioscorea balcanica compared with Lagothrix flavicauda

Key Differences

• Balkan Yam is Near Threatened while Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Yam	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Atelidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Lagothrix
Species	Dioscorea balcanica	Lagothrix flavicauda

Conservation Status

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Yam	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Yam

Habitat

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

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

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.