Handley's Nectar Bat vs Water yam

Lonchophylla handleyi compared with Dioscorea alata

Key Differences

Handley's Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Water yam is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Handley's Nectar Bat	Water 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 alata

Conservation Status

Handley's Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Water yam

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Handley's Nectar Bat	Water 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.

Water yam

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).