Large-eared Pied Bat vs smooth giant clam

Chalinolobus dwyeri compared with Tridacna derasa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Pied Bat	smooth giant clam
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Cardiidae
Genus	Chalinolobus	Tridacna
Species	Chalinolobus dwyeri	Tridacna derasa

Evolutionary Relationship

Large-eared Pied Bat and smooth giant clam share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large-eared Pied Bat

VU — Vulnerable

smooth giant clam

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Pied Bat	smooth giant clam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Pied Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

smooth giant clam

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Marshall Islands and Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.