Black-capped Fruit Bat vs devil clam

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Tridacna mbalavuana

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while devil clam is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped 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	Chironax	Tridacna
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Tridacna mbalavuana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

devil clam

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	devil clam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

devil clam

Black-capped Fruit Bat

The Black-capped Fruit Bat (Chironax melanocephalus) is a species in the genus Chironax. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.