brackish river prawn vs European Mole

Macrobrachium macrobrachion compared with Talpa europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brackish river prawn	European Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Decapoda (Decapoda)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Palaemonidae	Talpidae
Genus	Macrobrachium	Talpa
Species	Macrobrachium macrobrachion	Talpa europaea

Evolutionary Relationship

brackish river prawn and European Mole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

brackish river prawn

LC — Least Concern

European Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brackish river prawn	European Mole
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.

European Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.