devil clam vs Little long-tailed dunnart

Tridacna mbalavuana compared with Sminthopsis dolichura

Key Differences

• devil clam is Vulnerable while Little long-tailed dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	devil clam	Little long-tailed 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 dolichura

Evolutionary Relationship

devil clam and Little long-tailed dunnart share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

devil clam

VU — Vulnerable

Little long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	devil clam	Little long-tailed dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

devil clam

Little long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.