Canguro-rata de Lesueur vs devil clam

Bettongia lesueur compared with Tridacna mbalavuana

Key Differences

• Canguro-rata de Lesueur is Near Threatened while devil clam is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Canguro-rata de Lesueur	devil clam
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Mollusca (moluscos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Potoroidae	Cardiidae
Genus	Bettongia	Tridacna
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Tridacna mbalavuana

Evolutionary Relationship

Canguro-rata de Lesueur and devil clam share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Canguro-rata de Lesueur

NT — Near Threatened

devil clam

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Canguro-rata de Lesueur	devil clam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Canguro-rata de Lesueur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

devil clam

Canguro-rata de Lesueur

The Boodie (Bettongia lesueur) is a species in the genus Bettongia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.