Canyon Bat vs Mountain yam

Parastrellus hesperus compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Canyon Bat is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Canyon Bat	Mountain 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	Parastrellus	Dioscorea
Species	Parastrellus hesperus	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Canyon Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Canyon Bat	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Canyon Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Canyon Bat

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