Long-tailed Wattled Bat vs Mountain yam

Chalinolobus tuberculatus compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Wattled Bat is Critically Endangered while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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