boring clam vs Meller’s Mongoose

Tridacna crocea compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	boring clam	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cardiidae	Herpestidae
Genus	Tridacna	Rhynchogale
Species	Tridacna crocea	Rhynchogale melleri

Evolutionary Relationship

boring clam and Meller’s Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

boring clam

LC — Least Concern

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	boring clam	Meller’s Mongoose
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.

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.