Mountain yam vs Orange Nectar Bat

Dioscorea hamiltonii compared with Lonchophylla robusta

Key Differences

• Mountain yam is Near Threatened while Orange Nectar Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain yam	Orange Nectar 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	Lonchophylla
Species	Dioscorea hamiltonii	Lonchophylla robusta

Conservation Status

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Orange Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain yam	Orange Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Orange Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.