Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs devil clam

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Tridacna mbalavuana

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while devil clam is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit 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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cardiidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Tridacna
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Tridacna mbalavuana

Evolutionary Relationship

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat and devil clam share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

devil clam

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	devil clam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

devil clam

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

The Bergmans’s Fruit Bat (Scotonycteris bergmansi) is a species in the genus Scotonycteris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.