Bicolored Leaf-nosed Bat vs long yam

Hipposideros bicolor compared with Dioscorea transversa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bicolored Leaf-nosed Bat	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Hipposideridae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Hipposideros	Dioscorea
Species	Hipposideros bicolor	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Bicolored Leaf-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bicolored Leaf-nosed Bat	long yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bicolored Leaf-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

long yam

Habitat

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

Bicolored Leaf-nosed Bat

The Bicolored Leaf-nosed Bat (Hipposideros bicolor) is a species in the genus Hipposideros. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.