Halmaheran Blossom Bat vs Mountain yam

Syconycteris carolinae compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Halmaheran Blossom 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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Syconycteris	Dioscorea
Species	Syconycteris carolinae	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Halmaheran Blossom Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Halmaheran Blossom Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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