Atlantic Deep-sea Lobster vs foothill flat sedge

Acanthacaris caeca compared with Cyperus amabilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic Deep-sea Lobster	foothill flat sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Decapoda (Decapoda)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Nephropidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Acanthacaris	Cyperus
Species	Acanthacaris caeca	Cyperus amabilis

Conservation Status

Atlantic Deep-sea Lobster

LC — Least Concern

foothill flat sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic Deep-sea Lobster	foothill flat sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atlantic Deep-sea Lobster

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

foothill flat sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Guinea, Madagascar), North America (Cuba), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Atlantic Deep-sea Lobster

The Atlantic Deep-sea Lobster (Acanthacaris caeca) is a species in the genus Acanthacaris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.