Big Crested Mastiff Bat vs devil clam

Promops centralis compared with Tridacna mbalavuana

Key Differences

• Big Crested Mastiff Bat is Least Concern while devil clam is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Crested Mastiff 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	Molossidae	Cardiidae
Genus	Promops	Tridacna
Species	Promops centralis	Tridacna mbalavuana

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Crested Mastiff Bat and devil clam share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big Crested Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

devil clam

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	devil clam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Crested Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

devil clam

Big Crested Mastiff Bat

The Big Crested Mastiff Bat (Promops centralis) is a species in the genus Promops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.