devil clam vs Elegant Water Shrew

Tridacna mbalavuana compared with Nectogale elegans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

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

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

devil clam

VU — Vulnerable

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

devil clam

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.