Dark fruit-eating bat vs devil clam

Artibeus obscurus compared with Tridacna mbalavuana

Key Differences

• Dark fruit-eating bat is Least Concern while devil clam is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating 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	Artibeus	Tridacna
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Tridacna mbalavuana

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark fruit-eating bat and devil clam share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

devil clam

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	devil clam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark fruit-eating bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

devil clam