Crab-eating Mongoose vs devil clam

Herpestes urva compared with Tridacna mbalavuana

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern while devil clam is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	devil clam
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Herpestidae	Cardiidae
Genus	Herpestes	Tridacna
Species	Herpestes urva	Tridacna mbalavuana

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and devil clam share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

devil clam

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	devil clam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

devil clam