Mountain yam vs Northern Ghost Bat

Dioscorea hamiltonii compared with Diclidurus albus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain yam	Northern Ghost Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Dioscorea	Diclidurus
Species	Dioscorea hamiltonii	Diclidurus albus

Conservation Status

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Northern Ghost Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain yam	Northern Ghost Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Northern Ghost Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.