Handley's Nectar Bat vs long yam

Lonchophylla handleyi compared with Dioscorea transversa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Handley's Nectar 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	Phyllostomidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Lonchophylla	Dioscorea
Species	Lonchophylla handleyi	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Handley's Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Handley's Nectar Bat	long yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Handley's Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

long yam

Habitat

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