Chestnut Long-tongued Bat vs devil clam

Lionycteris spurrelli compared with Tridacna mbalavuana

Key Differences

• Chestnut Long-tongued Bat is Least Concern while devil clam is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Long-tongued 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	Phyllostomidae	Cardiidae
Genus	Lionycteris	Tridacna
Species	Lionycteris spurrelli	Tridacna mbalavuana

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat and devil clam share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat

LC — Least Concern

devil clam

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	devil clam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

devil clam

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat

The Chestnut Long-tongued Bat (Lionycteris spurrelli) is a species in the genus Lionycteris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.