ambatch vs devil clam

Aeschynomene elaphroxylon compared with Tridacna mbalavuana

Key Differences

• ambatch is Least Concern while devil clam is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	ambatch	devil clam
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Fabaceae	Cardiidae
Genus	Aeschynomene	Tridacna
Species	Aeschynomene elaphroxylon	Tridacna mbalavuana

Conservation Status

ambatch

LC — Least Concern

devil clam

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	ambatch	devil clam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

ambatch

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Madagascar and Senegal.

devil clam

ambatch

The Ambatch (Aeschynomene elaphroxylon) is a species in the genus Aeschynomene. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types within the Af