Greater Broad-nosed Bat vs Mountain yam

Platyrrhinus vittatus compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Greater Broad-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Broad-nosed 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	Platyrrhinus	Dioscorea
Species	Platyrrhinus vittatus	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Greater Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Broad-nosed Bat	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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