Lesser Naked Bat vs long yam

Cheiromeles parvidens compared with Dioscorea transversa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Naked Bat	long 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	Cheiromeles	Dioscorea
Species	Cheiromeles parvidens	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Lesser Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Naked Bat	long yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

long yam

Habitat

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