Mountain yam vs Palawan Fruit Bat

Dioscorea hamiltonii compared with Acerodon leucotis

Key Differences

• Mountain yam is Near Threatened while Palawan Fruit Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain yam	Palawan Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (نباتات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Liliopsida (زنبقانية)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Dioscoreales (ديسقوريات)	Chiroptera (خفاشيات)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Dioscorea	Acerodon
Species	Dioscorea hamiltonii	Acerodon leucotis

Conservation Status

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Palawan Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain yam	Palawan Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Palawan Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.