Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Balkan Yam

Artibeus aequatorialis compared with Dioscorea balcanica

Key Differences

• Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Balkan Yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating 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	Phyllostomidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Dioscorea
Species	Artibeus aequatorialis	Dioscorea balcanica

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Balkan Yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Balkan Yam

Habitat

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

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

The Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus aequatorialis) is a species in the genus Artibeus. 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.