Antrocaryon vs devil clam

Antrocaryon micraster compared with Tridacna mbalavuana

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Antrocaryon

VU — Vulnerable

devil clam

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Antrocaryon devil clam
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antrocaryon

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

devil clam

Antrocaryon

The Antrocaryon (Antrocaryon micraster) is a species in the genus Antrocaryon. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populatio.

devil clam

No description available.

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