Balkan Yam vs Ogilby's Duiker

Dioscorea balcanica compared with Cephalophus ogilbyi

Key Differences

• Balkan Yam is Near Threatened while Ogilby's Duiker is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Yam	Ogilby's Duiker
Kingdom	Plantae (bitki)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Artiodactyla (Çift toynaklılar)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Dioscorea	Cephalophus
Species	Dioscorea balcanica	Cephalophus ogilbyi

Conservation Status

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

Ogilby's Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Yam	Ogilby's Duiker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Yam

Habitat

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

Ogilby's Duiker

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.