boring clam vs Himalayan Water Shrew

Tridacna crocea compared with Chimarrogale himalayica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	boring clam	Himalayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cardiidae	Soricidae
Genus	Tridacna	Chimarrogale
Species	Tridacna crocea	Chimarrogale himalayica

Evolutionary Relationship

boring clam and Himalayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

View Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

boring clam

LC — Least Concern

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	boring clam	Himalayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

boring clam

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Mexico, Norway, Taiwan, and Tonga.

Himalayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

boring clam

The Boring Clam (Tridacna crocea) is a species in the genus Tridacna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.