African civet vs devil clam

Civettictis civetta compared with Tridacna mbalavuana

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while devil clam is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	devil clam
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Viverridae	Cardiidae
Genus	Civettictis	Tridacna
Species	Civettictis civetta	Tridacna mbalavuana

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and devil clam share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

devil clam

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	devil clam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Germany and Sao Tome and Principe.

devil clam

African civet

The African civet (Civettictis civetta) is a species in the genus Civettictis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, found across Germany and Sao Tome and Principe.