American Clawed Lobster vs European Lobster

Homarus americanus compared with Homarus gammarus

Key Differences

• American Clawed Lobster is Not Evaluated while European Lobster is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Clawed Lobster	European Lobster
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order same	Decapoda (Decapoda)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family same	Nephropidae	Nephropidae
Genus same	Homarus	Homarus
Species	Homarus americanus	Homarus gammarus

Evolutionary Relationship

American Clawed Lobster and European Lobster share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Homarus.

Conservation Status

American Clawed Lobster

NE — Not Evaluated

European Lobster

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Clawed Lobster	European Lobster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Clawed Lobster

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Colombia).

European Lobster

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

American Clawed Lobster

American Clawed Lobster (Homarus americanus) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden