devil clam vs Fat-tailed Jird

Tridacna mbalavuana compared with Pachyuromys duprasi

Key Differences

• devil clam is Vulnerable while Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	devil clam	Fat-tailed Jird
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	Pachyuromys
Species	Tridacna mbalavuana	Pachyuromys duprasi

Evolutionary Relationship

devil clam and Fat-tailed Jird share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

devil clam

VU — Vulnerable

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	devil clam	Fat-tailed Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

devil clam

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.