long yam vs Niceforo's Bat

Dioscorea transversa compared with Trinycteris nicefori

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	long yam	Niceforo's Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Trinycteris
Species	Dioscorea transversa	Trinycteris nicefori

Conservation Status

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Niceforo's Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	long yam	Niceforo's Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

long yam

Habitat

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

Niceforo's Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.