Diminutive Serotine vs Mountain yam

Eptesicus diminutus compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Diminutive Serotine is Data Deficient while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Diminutive 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 diminutus	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Diminutive Serotine

DD — Data Deficient

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Diminutive Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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