Pilbara ningaui vs smooth giant clam

Ningaui timealeyi compared with Tridacna derasa

Key Differences

• Pilbara ningaui is Least Concern while smooth giant clam is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pilbara ningaui	smooth giant clam
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Dasyuridae	Cardiidae
Genus	Ningaui	Tridacna
Species	Ningaui timealeyi	Tridacna derasa

Evolutionary Relationship

Pilbara ningaui and smooth giant clam share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Pilbara ningaui

LC — Least Concern

smooth giant clam

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pilbara ningaui	smooth giant clam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pilbara ningaui

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

smooth giant clam

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Marshall Islands and Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.