Cat vs devil clam

Felis catus compared with Tridacna mbalavuana

Key Differences

Cat is Not Evaluated while devil clam is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat	devil clam
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Mollusca (軟体動物)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Bivalvia (二枚貝)
Order	Carnivora (ネコ目)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Cardiidae
Genus	Felis (Small Cats)	Tridacna
Species	Felis catus	Tridacna mbalavuana

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat and devil clam share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

表示 Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

Cat

NE — Not Evaluated

Trend: Stable →

devil clam

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat	devil clam
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	15 years	—
Average Length	46 cm	—
Average Weight	4.5 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cat

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (6 countries).

devil clam

Cat

人類が最も成功した家畜の一つであるイエネコは、約1万年前に近東のヤマネコ（Felis silvestris lybica）から家畜化された小型で敏捷な肉食動物だ。70を超える公認品種が存在し、ネコは強い捕食本能を維持したまま地球上のほぼすべての陸地環境に分布している。世界で最も人気のあるペットで、世界中で約6億匹が飼育されていると推定される。