Balkan Yam vs Philippine tarsier

Dioscorea balcanica compared with Carlito syrichta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Yam	Philippine tarsier
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Tarsiidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Carlito
Species	Dioscorea balcanica	Carlito syrichta

Conservation Status

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

Philippine tarsier

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Yam	Philippine tarsier
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Yam

Habitat

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

Philippine tarsier

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.