Big-eared Flying Fox vs devil clam

Pteropus macrotis compared with Tridacna mbalavuana

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while devil clam is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	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	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Tridacna
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Tridacna mbalavuana

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Flying Fox and devil clam share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

devil clam

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	devil clam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

devil clam

Big-eared Flying Fox

The Big-eared Flying Fox (Pteropus macrotis) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.