boring clam vs Paucident planigale

Tridacna crocea compared with Planigale gilesi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	boring clam	Paucident planigale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Cardiidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Tridacna	Planigale
Species	Tridacna crocea	Planigale gilesi

Evolutionary Relationship

boring clam and Paucident planigale share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

boring clam

LC — Least Concern

Paucident planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	boring clam	Paucident planigale
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.

Paucident planigale

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.