Finger Coral vs plate coral

Acropora humilis compared with Acropora clathrata

Key Differences

• Finger Coral is Near Threatened while plate coral is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Finger Coral	plate coral
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)
Class same	Anthozoa	Anthozoa
Order same	Scleractinia (Scleractinia)	Scleractinia (Scleractinia)
Family same	Acroporidae	Acroporidae
Genus same	Acropora	Acropora
Species	Acropora humilis	Acropora clathrata

Evolutionary Relationship

Finger Coral and plate coral share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Acropora.

Conservation Status

Finger Coral

NT — Near Threatened

plate coral

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Finger Coral	plate coral
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Finger Coral

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

plate coral

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan