Flower-faced Bat vs long yam

Anthops ornatus compared with Dioscorea transversa

Key Differences

• Flower-faced Bat is Vulnerable while long yam is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flower-faced 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	Hipposideridae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Anthops	Dioscorea
Species	Anthops ornatus	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Flower-faced Bat

VU — Vulnerable

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flower-faced Bat	long yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flower-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

long yam

Habitat

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