devil clam vs New Guinean Quoll

Tridacna mbalavuana compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• devil clam is Vulnerable while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	devil clam	New Guinean Quoll
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	Dasyurus
Species	Tridacna mbalavuana	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

devil clam and New Guinean Quoll share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

devil clam

VU — Vulnerable

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	devil clam	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

devil clam

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.