Large-Neck Clam vs Sauá e boca-d’água

Mya arenaria compared with Plecturocebus pallescens

Key Differences

• Large-Neck Clam is Vulnerable while Sauá e boca-d’água is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-Neck Clam	Sauá e boca-d’água
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Moluscos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Myida (Myida)	Primates (primatas)
Family	Myidae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Mya	Plecturocebus
Species	Mya arenaria	Plecturocebus pallescens

Evolutionary Relationship

Large-Neck Clam and Sauá e boca-d’água share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large-Neck Clam

VU — Vulnerable

Sauá e boca-d’água

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-Neck Clam	Sauá e boca-d’água
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-Neck Clam

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes, among 5 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Turkey), Europe (22 countries), and North America (Canada, United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Sauá e boca-d’água

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large-Neck Clam

A marisqueira-de-pescoço-grande (Mya arenaria) está classificada como Vulnerável (VU) na Lista Vermelha da UICN. Enfrenta alto risco de ameaça na natureza, com populações em declínio e crescente pressão sobre seu habitat.