golden carpet shell vs Olive-gray Thomasomys

Polititapes aureus compared with Thomasomys cinereus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	golden carpet shell	Olive-gray Thomasomys
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Moluscos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Venerida (Venerida)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Veneridae	Cricetidae
Genus	Polititapes	Thomasomys
Species	Polititapes aureus	Thomasomys cinereus

Evolutionary Relationship

golden carpet shell and Olive-gray Thomasomys share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

golden carpet shell

LC — Least Concern

Olive-gray Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	golden carpet shell	Olive-gray Thomasomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

golden carpet shell

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Olive-gray Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.