LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs smooth giant clam

Thyroptera lavali compared with Tridacna derasa

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while smooth giant clam is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged 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	Thyropteridae	Cardiidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Tridacna
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Tridacna derasa

Evolutionary Relationship

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat and smooth giant clam share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

smooth giant clam

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	smooth giant clam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.