brackish river prawn vs Guaira Spiny-rat

Macrobrachium macrobrachion compared with Proechimys guairae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brackish river prawn	Guaira Spiny-rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Decapoda (Decapoda)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Palaemonidae	Echimyidae
Genus	Macrobrachium	Proechimys
Species	Macrobrachium macrobrachion	Proechimys guairae

Evolutionary Relationship

brackish river prawn and Guaira Spiny-rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

brackish river prawn

LC — Least Concern

Guaira Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brackish river prawn	Guaira Spiny-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.

Guaira Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.