devil clam vs Hairy-footed dunnart

Tridacna mbalavuana compared with Sminthopsis hirtipes

Key Differences

• devil clam is Vulnerable while Hairy-footed dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	devil clam	Hairy-footed dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Cardiidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Tridacna	Sminthopsis
Species	Tridacna mbalavuana	Sminthopsis hirtipes

Evolutionary Relationship

devil clam and Hairy-footed dunnart share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

devil clam

VU — Vulnerable

Hairy-footed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	devil clam	Hairy-footed dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

devil clam

Hairy-footed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.