devil clam vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Tridacna mbalavuana compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Key Differences

• devil clam is Vulnerable while Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	devil clam	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cardiidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Tridacna	Hsunycteris
Species	Tridacna mbalavuana	Hsunycteris pattoni

Evolutionary Relationship

devil clam and Patton’s Nectar Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

devil clam

VU — Vulnerable

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	devil clam	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

devil clam

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.