brackish river prawn vs Hourglass Dolphin

Macrobrachium macrobrachion compared with Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brackish river prawn	Hourglass Dolphin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Decapoda (Decapoda)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Palaemonidae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Macrobrachium	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Macrobrachium macrobrachion	Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

brackish river prawn

LC — Least Concern

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brackish river prawn	Hourglass Dolphin
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.

Hourglass Dolphin

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.