Chiriquinan Serotine vs Mountain yam

Eptesicus chiriquinus compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Chiriquinan Serotine is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chiriquinan Serotine	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	Eptesicus	Dioscorea
Species	Eptesicus chiriquinus	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Chiriquinan Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chiriquinan Serotine	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chiriquinan Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Chiriquinan Serotine

The Chiriquinan Serotine (Eptesicus chiriquinus) is a species in the genus Eptesicus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.