Lesser Sac-winged Bat vs long yam

Saccopteryx leptura compared with Dioscorea transversa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Sac-winged 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	Emballonuridae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Saccopteryx	Dioscorea
Species	Saccopteryx leptura	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Lesser Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Sac-winged Bat	long yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

long yam

Habitat

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