Atlantic Deep-sea Lobster vs Soapberry

Acanthacaris caeca compared with Sapindus saponaria

Key Differences

• Atlantic Deep-sea Lobster is Least Concern while Soapberry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic Deep-sea Lobster	Soapberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Decapoda (Decapoda)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Nephropidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Acanthacaris	Sapindus
Species	Acanthacaris caeca	Sapindus saponaria

Conservation Status

Atlantic Deep-sea Lobster

LC — Least Concern

Soapberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic Deep-sea Lobster	Soapberry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atlantic Deep-sea Lobster

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Soapberry

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (India, Vietnam), North America (Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala), and South America (Brazil, Chile, 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.