Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat vs Mountain yam

Chilonatalus micropus compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared 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	Natalidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Chilonatalus	Dioscorea
Species	Chilonatalus micropus	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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