Balkan Yam vs Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

Dioscorea balcanica compared with Mormoops megalophylla

Key Differences

• Balkan Yam is Near Threatened while Peters's Ghost-faced Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Yam	Peters's Ghost-faced Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Mormoopidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Mormoops
Species	Dioscorea balcanica	Mormoops megalophylla

Conservation Status

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Yam	Peters's Ghost-faced Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Yam

Habitat

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

Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.