Chestnut dunnart vs devil clam

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Tridacna mbalavuana

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while devil clam is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	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	Sminthopsis	Tridacna
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Tridacna mbalavuana

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and devil clam share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

devil clam

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	devil clam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

devil clam

Chestnut dunnart

The Chestnut dunnart (Sminthopsis archeri) is a species in the genus Sminthopsis. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.