bristled river shrimp vs Indian Pangolin

Macrobrachium olfersii compared with Manis crassicaudata

Key Differences

• bristled river shrimp is Least Concern while Indian Pangolin is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristled river shrimp	Indian Pangolin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Decapoda (Decapoda)	Pholidota (Pholidota)
Family	Palaemonidae	Manidae
Genus	Macrobrachium	Manis
Species	Macrobrachium olfersii	Manis crassicaudata

Evolutionary Relationship

bristled river shrimp and Indian Pangolin share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

bristled river shrimp

LC — Least Concern

Indian Pangolin

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristled river shrimp	Indian Pangolin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bristled river shrimp

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Found in United States.

Indian Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

bristled river shrimp

The Bristled river shrimp (Macrobrachium olfersii) 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.