devil clam vs Golden palm civit

Tridacna mbalavuana compared with Paradoxurus zeylonensis

Key Differences

• devil clam is Vulnerable while Golden palm civit is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	devil clam	Golden palm civit
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cardiidae	Viverridae
Genus	Tridacna	Paradoxurus
Species	Tridacna mbalavuana	Paradoxurus zeylonensis

Evolutionary Relationship

devil clam and Golden palm civit share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

devil clam

VU — Vulnerable

Golden palm civit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	devil clam	Golden palm civit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

devil clam

Golden palm civit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.