Asian Barbastelle vs Chinaroot

Barbastella darjelingensis compared with Dioscorea villosa

Key Differences

• Asian Barbastelle is Least Concern while Chinaroot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian Barbastelle	Chinaroot
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	Barbastella	Dioscorea
Species	Barbastella darjelingensis	Dioscorea villosa

Conservation Status

Asian Barbastelle

LC — Least Concern

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian Barbastelle	Chinaroot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian Barbastelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Chinaroot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Asian Barbastelle

Asian barbastelle (Barbastella darjelingensis) is a species in the genus Barbastella. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinaroot

The Chinaroot (Dioscorea villosa) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.