black-bindweed vs Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

Dioscorea communis compared with Sturnira nana

Key Differences

• black-bindweed is Not Evaluated while Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-bindweed	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Sturnira
Species	Dioscorea communis	Sturnira nana

Conservation Status

black-bindweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-bindweed	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-bindweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Sweden.

Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

black-bindweed

The Black-bindweed (Dioscorea communis) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.