Handley's Red Bat vs Water yam

Lasiurus atratus compared with Dioscorea alata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Handley's Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Water yam

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Handley's Red Bat	Water 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.

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).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela