devil clam vs False Water Rat

Tridacna mbalavuana compared with Xeromys myoides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	devil clam	False Water Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cardiidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Tridacna	Xeromys
Species	Tridacna mbalavuana	Xeromys myoides

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

devil clam

VU — Vulnerable

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	devil clam	False Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

devil clam

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.