Dwarf Flying Fox vs long yam

Pteropus woodfordi compared with Dioscorea transversa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Flying Fox	long 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 woodfordi	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Flying Fox	long yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

long yam

Habitat

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