devil clam vs Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Tridacna mbalavuana compared with Cynopterus sphinx

Key Differences

• devil clam is Vulnerable while Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	devil clam	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cardiidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Tridacna	Cynopterus
Species	Tridacna mbalavuana	Cynopterus sphinx

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

devil clam

VU — Vulnerable

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	devil clam	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

devil clam

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.