Balkan Yam vs Lamulate Shrew

Dioscorea balcanica compared with Chodsigoa lamula

Key Differences

• Balkan Yam is Near Threatened while Lamulate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Yam	Lamulate Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (thực vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order	Dioscoreales (Bộ Củ nâu)	Soricomorpha (Bộ Chuột chù)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Chodsigoa
Species	Dioscorea balcanica	Chodsigoa lamula

Conservation Status

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

Lamulate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Yam	Lamulate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Yam

Habitat

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

Lamulate Shrew

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.