Banded Mongoose vs devil clam

Mungos mungo compared with Tridacna mbalavuana

Key Differences

• Banded Mongoose is Least Concern while devil clam is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Mongoose	devil clam
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Herpestidae	Cardiidae
Genus	Mungos	Tridacna
Species	Mungos mungo	Tridacna mbalavuana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

devil clam

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Mongoose	devil clam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

devil clam

Banded Mongoose

The Banded Mongoose (Mungos mungo) is a species in the genus Mungos. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.