Handley's Red Bat vs Mountain yam

Lasiurus atratus compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Handley's Red Bat is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Handley's Red 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	Vespertilionidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Lasiurus	Dioscorea
Species	Lasiurus atratus	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Handley's Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Handley's Red Bat	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Handley's Red Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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