Atlantic Rock Crab vs European edible crab

Cancer irroratus compared with Cancer pagurus

Key Differences

• Atlantic Rock Crab is Not Evaluated while European edible crab is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic Rock Crab	European edible crab
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	Cancridae	Cancridae
Genus same	Cancer	Cancer
Species	Cancer irroratus	Cancer pagurus

Evolutionary Relationship

Atlantic Rock Crab and European edible crab share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cancer.

Conservation Status

Atlantic Rock Crab

NE — Not Evaluated

European edible crab

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic Rock Crab	European edible crab
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atlantic Rock Crab

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

European edible crab

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Brazil).

Atlantic Rock Crab

The Atlantic Rock Crab (Cancer irroratus) is a species in the genus Cancer. Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden