Giant Noctule vs Mountain yam

Nyctalus lasiopterus compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Giant Noctule is Not Evaluated while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Noctule	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	Nyctalus	Dioscorea
Species	Nyctalus lasiopterus	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Giant Noctule

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Noctule	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Ukraine.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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