Black Bat vs long yam

Lasionycteris noctivagans compared with Dioscorea transversa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black 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	Vespertilionidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Lasionycteris	Dioscorea
Species	Lasionycteris noctivagans	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Black Bat

LC — Least Concern

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bat	long yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

long yam

Habitat

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

Black Bat

The Black Bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans) is a species in the genus Lasionycteris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.