LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Mountain yam

Thyroptera lavali compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged 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	Thyropteridae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Dioscorea
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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