Bicolored Leaf-nosed Bat vs Mountain yam

Hipposideros bicolor compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Bicolored Leaf-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bicolored Leaf-nosed Bat	Mountain 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 hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Bicolored Leaf-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bicolored Leaf-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain 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.