Banks Flying Fox vs Mountain yam

Pteropus fundatus compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Banks Flying Fox is Endangered while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banks Flying Fox	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dioscorea
Species	Pteropus fundatus	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Banks Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banks Flying Fox	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banks Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Banks Flying Fox

The Banks Flying Fox (Pteropus fundatus) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.