brackish river prawn vs Fat Sand Rat

Macrobrachium macrobrachion compared with Psammomys obesus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brackish river prawn	Fat Sand Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Decapoda (Decapoda)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Palaemonidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Macrobrachium	Psammomys
Species	Macrobrachium macrobrachion	Psammomys obesus

Evolutionary Relationship

brackish river prawn and Fat Sand Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

brackish river prawn

LC — Least Concern

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brackish river prawn	Fat Sand Rat
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.

Fat Sand Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.