devil clam vs Eastern Mole

Tridacna mbalavuana compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• devil clam is Vulnerable while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	devil clam	Eastern Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cardiidae	Talpidae
Genus	Tridacna	Scalopus
Species	Tridacna mbalavuana	Scalopus aquaticus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

devil clam

VU — Vulnerable

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	devil clam	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

devil clam

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.