Goldman's Nectar Bat vs Mountain yam

Lonchophylla mordax compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goldman's Nectar 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	Phyllostomidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Lonchophylla	Dioscorea
Species	Lonchophylla mordax	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Goldman's Nectar Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goldman's Nectar Bat	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Goldman's Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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