Baltic prawn vs Broad-Bordered White Underwing

Palaemon adspersus compared with Anarta melanopa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baltic prawn	Broad-Bordered White Underwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Decapoda (Decapoda)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Palaemonidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Palaemon	Anarta
Species	Palaemon adspersus	Anarta melanopa

Evolutionary Relationship

Baltic prawn and Broad-Bordered White Underwing share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

View Phylum: Arthropoda

Conservation Status

Baltic prawn

LC — Least Concern

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baltic prawn	Broad-Bordered White Underwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baltic prawn

Habitat

Inhabits temperate grasslands and steppes and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Kazakhstan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (Canada).

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Baltic prawn

The Baltic prawn (Palaemon adspersus) is a species in the genus Palaemon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits temperate grasslands and steppes and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

The Broad-Bordered White Underwing (Anarta melanopa) is a species in the genus Anarta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.