Guianan Bonneted Bat vs Mountain yam

Eumops maurus compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Guianan Bonneted Bat is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guianan Bonneted 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	Molossidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Eumops	Dioscorea
Species	Eumops maurus	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Guianan Bonneted Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guianan Bonneted Bat	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guianan Bonneted Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Venezuela.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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