Little Black Serotine vs Water yam

Eptesicus andinus compared with Dioscorea alata

Key Differences

• Little Black Serotine is Least Concern while Water yam is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little Black Serotine	Water 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 alata

Conservation Status

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Water yam

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little Black Serotine	Water 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.

Water yam

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela