Black Bryony vs Lesser Naked Bat

Dioscorea orientalis compared with Cheiromeles parvidens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bryony	Lesser Naked Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Cheiromeles
Species	Dioscorea orientalis	Cheiromeles parvidens

Conservation Status

Black Bryony

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bryony	Lesser Naked Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Bryony

Habitat

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

Lesser Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Bryony

The Black Bryony (Dioscorea orientalis) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.