Lesser Spear-nosed Bat vs long yam

Phyllostomus elongatus compared with Dioscorea transversa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spear-nosed 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	Phyllostomidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Phyllostomus	Dioscorea
Species	Phyllostomus elongatus	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat	long yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Spear-nosed 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.