chequered carpet shell vs Malayan civet

Ruditapes decussatus compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• chequered carpet shell is Not Evaluated while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chequered carpet shell	Malayan civet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Venerida (Venerida)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Veneridae	Viverridae
Genus	Ruditapes	Viverra
Species	Ruditapes decussatus	Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

chequered carpet shell and Malayan civet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

chequered carpet shell

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chequered carpet shell	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chequered carpet shell

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

chequered carpet shell

The chequered carpet shell (Ruditapes decussatus) is a species in the genus Ruditapes. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.