Alectryon vs devil clam

Alectryon tropicus compared with Tridacna mbalavuana

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while devil clam is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	devil clam
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Sapindaceae	Cardiidae
Genus	Alectryon	Tridacna
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Tridacna mbalavuana

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

devil clam

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	devil clam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

devil clam

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.