Lesser Spear-nosed Bat vs Mountain yam

Phyllostomus elongatus compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Lesser Spear-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat	Mountain 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.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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