Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Balkan Yam

Sturnira bakeri compared with Dioscorea balcanica

Key Differences

• Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern while Balkan Yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baker's Yellow-shouldered 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	Sturnira	Dioscorea
Species	Sturnira bakeri	Dioscorea balcanica

Conservation Status

Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat	Balkan Yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baker's Yellow-shouldered 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.

Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat

The Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat (Sturnira bakeri) is a species in the genus Sturnira. 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.