Baltic prawn vs Ooldea dunnart

Palaemon adspersus compared with Sminthopsis ooldea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baltic prawn	Ooldea dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Decapoda (Decapoda)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Palaemonidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Palaemon	Sminthopsis
Species	Palaemon adspersus	Sminthopsis ooldea

Evolutionary Relationship

Baltic prawn and Ooldea dunnart share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Baltic prawn

LC — Least Concern

Ooldea dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baltic prawn	Ooldea dunnart
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).

Ooldea dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.