long yam vs New Caledonian Flying Fox

Dioscorea transversa compared with Pteropus vetula

Key Differences

• long yam is Least Concern while New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	long yam	New Caledonian Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Dioscorea	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Dioscorea transversa	Pteropus vetula

Conservation Status

long yam

LC — Least Concern

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	long yam	New Caledonian Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

long yam

Habitat

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

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.