False Serotine Bat vs Mountain yam

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine 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	Vespertilionidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Dioscorea
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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