Miller’s Mastiff Bat vs Mountain yam

Molossus pretiosus compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Miller’s Mastiff Bat is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Miller’s Mastiff 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	Molossidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Molossus	Dioscorea
Species	Molossus pretiosus	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Miller’s Mastiff Bat	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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