Fringed Myotis vs Mountain yam

Myotis thysanodes compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Fringed Myotis is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed Myotis	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	Myotis	Dioscorea
Species	Myotis thysanodes	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Fringed Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed Myotis	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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