black-calabash vs devil clam

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Tridacna mbalavuana

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while devil clam is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	devil clam
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Cardiidae
Genus	Amphitecna	Tridacna
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Tridacna mbalavuana

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

devil clam

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	devil clam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-calabash

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

devil clam

black-calabash

The Black-calabash (Amphitecna latifolia) is a species in the genus Amphitecna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.