Heller's Broad-nosed Bat vs Mountain yam

Platyrrhinus helleri compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Heller's Broad-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (động vật)	Plantae (thực vật)
Phylum	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (bộ Dơi)	Dioscoreales (Bộ Củ nâu)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Platyrrhinus	Dioscorea
Species	Platyrrhinus helleri	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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