Peters's Disk-winged Bat vs smooth giant clam

Thyroptera discifera compared with Tridacna derasa

Key Differences

• Peters's Disk-winged Bat is Least Concern while smooth giant clam is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peters'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 discifera	Tridacna derasa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

smooth giant clam

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peters'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.