Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs devil clam

Carollia castanea compared with Tridacna mbalavuana

Key Differences

• Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while devil clam is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed 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	Carollia	Tridacna
Species	Carollia castanea	Tridacna mbalavuana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

devil clam

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	devil clam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

devil clam

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

The Chestnut Short-tailed Bat (Carollia castanea) is a species in the genus Carollia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.