Chinaroot vs Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat

Dioscorea villosa compared with Sturnira luisi

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Luis's 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 villosa	Sturnira luisi

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinaroot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Chinaroot

The Chinaroot (Dioscorea villosa) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.