Egyptian rousette vs long yam

Rousettus aegyptiacus compared with Dioscorea transversa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Egyptian rousette	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	Rousettus	Dioscorea
Species	Rousettus aegyptiacus	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Egyptian rousette

LC — Least Concern

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Egyptian rousette	long yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Egyptian rousette

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Spain.

long yam

Habitat

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