Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs devil clam

Artibeus aequatorialis compared with Tridacna mbalavuana

Key Differences

• Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while devil clam is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	devil clam
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cardiidae
Genus	Artibeus	Tridacna
Species	Artibeus aequatorialis	Tridacna mbalavuana

Evolutionary Relationship

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat and devil clam share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

devil clam

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	devil clam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

devil clam

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

The Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus aequatorialis) is a species in the genus Artibeus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.