Claras echymipera vs Hairy Marron

Echymipera clara compared with Cherax tenuimanus

Key Differences

• Claras echymipera is Least Concern while Hairy Marron is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Claras echymipera	Hairy Marron
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Peramelidae	Parastacidae
Genus	Echymipera	Cherax
Species	Echymipera clara	Cherax tenuimanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Claras echymipera and Hairy Marron share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Claras echymipera

LC — Least Concern

Hairy Marron

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Claras echymipera	Hairy Marron
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Claras echymipera

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hairy Marron

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, among 11 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, South Africa, Tunisia), Asia (China, Malaysia), Europe (Germany, Norway), North America (Panama), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Peru). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Claras echymipera

The Claras echymipera (Echymipera clara) is a species in the genus Echymipera. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.