Halmaheran Blossom Bat vs long yam

Syconycteris carolinae compared with Dioscorea transversa

Key Differences

• Halmaheran Blossom Bat is Near Threatened while long yam is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Halmaheran Blossom Bat	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Syconycteris	Dioscorea
Species	Syconycteris carolinae	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Halmaheran Blossom Bat

NT — Near Threatened

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Halmaheran Blossom Bat	long yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Halmaheran Blossom Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

long yam

Habitat

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