Antillean Fruit-eating Bat vs devil clam

Brachyphylla cavernarum compared with Tridacna mbalavuana

Key Differences

• Antillean Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while devil clam is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antillean 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	Brachyphylla	Tridacna
Species	Brachyphylla cavernarum	Tridacna mbalavuana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

devil clam

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	devil clam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

devil clam

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

The Antillean Fruit-eating Bat (Brachyphylla cavernarum) is a species in the genus Brachyphylla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.