Mountain yam vs Northern Dwarf Bonneted Bat

Dioscorea hamiltonii compared with Eumops nanus

Key Differences

• Mountain yam is Near Threatened while Northern Dwarf Bonneted Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain yam	Northern Dwarf Bonneted Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Eumops
Species	Dioscorea hamiltonii	Eumops nanus

Conservation Status

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Northern Dwarf Bonneted Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain yam	Northern Dwarf Bonneted Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Northern Dwarf Bonneted Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.