Brush-tailed Mulgara vs devil clam

Dasycercus blythi compared with Tridacna mbalavuana

Key Differences

• Brush-tailed Mulgara is Least Concern while devil clam is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Mulgara	devil clam
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Dasyuridae	Cardiidae
Genus	Dasycercus	Tridacna
Species	Dasycercus blythi	Tridacna mbalavuana

Evolutionary Relationship

Brush-tailed Mulgara and devil clam share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

devil clam

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brush-tailed Mulgara	devil clam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

devil clam

Brush-tailed Mulgara

The Brush-tailed Mulgara (Dasycercus blythi) is a species in the genus Dasycercus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.