brackish river prawn vs Midday Jird

Macrobrachium macrobrachion compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brackish river prawn	Midday Jird
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	Meriones
Species	Macrobrachium macrobrachion	Meriones meridianus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

brackish river prawn

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brackish river prawn	Midday Jird
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.

Midday Jird

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.