Mountain yam vs Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats

Dioscorea hamiltonii compared with Sturnira perla

Key Differences

• Mountain yam is Near Threatened while Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain yam	Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats
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	Sturnira
Species	Dioscorea hamiltonii	Sturnira perla

Conservation Status

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain yam	Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.