Diminutive Serotine vs Water yam

Eptesicus diminutus compared with Dioscorea alata

Key Differences

• Diminutive Serotine is Data Deficient while Water yam is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Diminutive Serotine	Water 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 alata

Conservation Status

Diminutive Serotine

DD — Data Deficient

Water yam

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Diminutive Serotine	Water 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.

Water yam

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela