Halmaheran Blossom Bat vs Sweetpotato

Syconycteris carolinae compared with Ipomoea batatas

Key Differences

• Halmaheran Blossom Bat is Near Threatened while Sweetpotato is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Halmaheran Blossom Bat	Sweetpotato
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Syconycteris	Ipomoea
Species	Syconycteris carolinae	Ipomoea batatas

Conservation Status

Halmaheran Blossom Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Sweetpotato

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Halmaheran Blossom Bat	Sweetpotato
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Halmaheran Blossom Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sweetpotato

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (14 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).