Balkan Yam vs Pilbara ningaui

Dioscorea balcanica compared with Ningaui timealeyi

Key Differences

• Balkan Yam is Near Threatened while Pilbara ningaui is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Yam	Pilbara ningaui
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Dioscorea	Ningaui
Species	Dioscorea balcanica	Ningaui timealeyi

Conservation Status

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

Pilbara ningaui

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Yam	Pilbara ningaui
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Yam

Habitat

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

Pilbara ningaui

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.