Eastern Small-Footed Bat vs long yam

Myotis leibii compared with Dioscorea transversa

Key Differences

• Eastern Small-Footed Bat is Endangered while long yam is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Small-Footed Bat	long 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	Myotis	Dioscorea
Species	Myotis leibii	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Eastern Small-Footed Bat

EN — Endangered

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Small-Footed Bat	long yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Small-Footed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

long yam

Habitat

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