Long-tailed Wattled Bat vs long yam

Chalinolobus tuberculatus compared with Dioscorea transversa

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Wattled Bat is Critically Endangered while long yam is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Wattled 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	Vespertilionidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Chalinolobus	Dioscorea
Species	Chalinolobus tuberculatus	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Wattled Bat	long yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

long yam

Habitat

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