Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat vs Mountain yam

Chaerephon major compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lappet-eared Free-tailed 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	Molossidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Chaerephon	Dioscorea
Species	Chaerephon major	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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