brackish river prawn vs Broad-Bordered White Underwing

Macrobrachium macrobrachion compared with Anarta melanopa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brackish river 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	Macrobrachium	Anarta
Species	Macrobrachium macrobrachion	Anarta melanopa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

brackish river prawn

LC — Least Concern

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

brackish river prawn

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Found in United States.

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

brackish river prawn

The Brackish river prawn (Macrobrachium macrobrachion) is a species in the genus Macrobrachium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

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.