Bishop ray vs Mountain yam

Aetobatus narinari compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop ray	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Myliobatidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Aetobatus	Dioscorea
Species	Aetobatus narinari	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Bishop ray

NT — Near Threatened

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop ray	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bishop ray

Habitat

Native to Asia and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Taiwan, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Bishop ray

The Bishop ray (Aetobatus narinari) is a species in the genus Aetobatus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Native to Asia and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.