Asian paddle crab vs spiny hands

Charybdis japonica compared with Charybdis hellerii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian paddle crab	spiny hands
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	Portunidae	Portunidae
Genus same	Charybdis	Charybdis
Species	Charybdis japonica	Charybdis hellerii

Evolutionary Relationship

Asian paddle crab and spiny hands share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Charybdis.

Conservation Status

Asian paddle crab

NE — Not Evaluated

spiny hands

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian paddle crab	spiny hands
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian paddle crab

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (Italy, Norway, Sweden), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

spiny hands

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt), Asia (9 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Venezuela).

Asian paddle crab

The Asian paddle crab (Charybdis japonica) is a species in the genus Charybdis. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (Italy, Norway, Sweden), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan