Coppery Sprite vs long yam

Arielulus cuprosus compared with Dioscorea transversa

Key Differences

• Coppery Sprite is Vulnerable while long yam is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coppery Sprite	long 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	Arielulus	Dioscorea
Species	Arielulus cuprosus	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Coppery Sprite

VU — Vulnerable

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coppery Sprite	long yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coppery Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

long yam

Habitat

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