black-bindweed vs Natterer's Bat

Dioscorea communis compared with Myotis nattereri

Key Differences

• black-bindweed is Not Evaluated while Natterer's Bat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-bindweed	Natterer's Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Myotis
Species	Dioscorea communis	Myotis nattereri

Conservation Status

black-bindweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Natterer's Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-bindweed	Natterer's 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.

Natterer's Bat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Critically 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden