Allen's Big-eared Bat vs Balkan Yam

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Dioscorea balcanica

Key Differences

• Allen's Big-eared Bat is Least Concern while Balkan Yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Big-eared Bat	Balkan Yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Idionycteris	Dioscorea
Species	Idionycteris phyllotis	Dioscorea balcanica

Conservation Status

Allen's Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen's Big-eared Bat	Balkan Yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Balkan Yam

Habitat

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

Allen's Big-eared Bat

The Allen's Big-eared Bat (Idionycteris phyllotis) is a species in the genus Idionycteris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. 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.