Blackcurrant vs smooth giant clam

Antidesma parvifolium compared with Tridacna derasa

Key Differences

• Blackcurrant is Least Concern while smooth giant clam is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackcurrant	smooth giant clam
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Cardiidae
Genus	Antidesma	Tridacna
Species	Antidesma parvifolium	Tridacna derasa

Conservation Status

Blackcurrant

LC — Least Concern

smooth giant clam

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackcurrant	smooth giant clam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackcurrant

Habitat

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

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.

Blackcurrant

The Blackcurrant (Antidesma parvifolium) is a species in the genus Antidesma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.