Dusky Flying Fox vs Mountain yam

Pteropus brunneus compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dioscorea
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Flying Fox	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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