Large False Serotine vs Mountain yam

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	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	Vespertilionidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Dioscorea
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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