Chinese Water Shrew vs devil clam

Chimarrogale styani compared with Tridacna mbalavuana

Key Differences

• Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern while devil clam is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	devil clam
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Soricidae	Cardiidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Tridacna
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Tridacna mbalavuana

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Water Shrew and devil clam share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

devil clam

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	devil clam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

devil clam

Chinese Water Shrew

The Chinese Water Shrew (Chimarrogale styani) is a species in the genus Chimarrogale. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.