Little Black Serotine vs Mountain yam

Eptesicus andinus compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Little Black Serotine is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little Black Serotine	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Eptesicus	Dioscorea
Species	Eptesicus andinus	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little Black Serotine	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Little Black Serotine

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.