Zorro Volador De Lyle vs Mountain yam

Pteropus lylei compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Zorro Volador De Lyle is Vulnerable while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Zorro Volador De Lyle	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dioscorea
Species	Pteropus lylei	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Zorro Volador De Lyle

VU — Vulnerable

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Zorro Volador De Lyle	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Zorro Volador De Lyle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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