Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat vs Mountain yam

Lonchophylla orienticollina compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat is Data Deficient while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Cordilleran Nectar 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	Phyllostomidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Lonchophylla	Dioscorea
Species	Lonchophylla orienticollina	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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