Greater Ghost Bat vs Water yam

Diclidurus ingens compared with Dioscorea alata

Key Differences

Greater Ghost Bat is Data Deficient while Water yam is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Ghost Bat	Water yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Diclidurus	Dioscorea
Species	Diclidurus ingens	Dioscorea alata

Conservation Status

Greater Ghost Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Water yam

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Ghost Bat	Water yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Ghost Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Water yam

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).