devil clam vs Dromedary Camel

Tridacna mbalavuana compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

• devil clam is Vulnerable while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	devil clam	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Cardiidae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Tridacna	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Tridacna mbalavuana	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

devil clam

VU — Vulnerable

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	devil clam	Dromedary Camel
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	2.3 m
Average Weight	—	600.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

devil clam

Dromedary Camel

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, and Sudan.

Dromedary Camel

The dromedary is the single-humped camel, domesticated over 4,000 years ago. The hump stores fat, not water.