Lesser Sac-winged Bat vs Mountain yam

Saccopteryx leptura compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Lesser Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Sac-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	Emballonuridae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Saccopteryx	Dioscorea
Species	Saccopteryx leptura	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Lesser Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Sac-winged Bat	Mountain 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.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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