Mountain yam vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Dioscorea hamiltonii compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Key Differences

• Mountain yam is Near Threatened while Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain yam	Patton’s 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	Hsunycteris
Species	Dioscorea hamiltonii	Hsunycteris pattoni

Conservation Status

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain yam	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.