Amerikanischer Hummer vs Europäischer Hummer

Homarus americanus compared with Homarus gammarus

Key Differences

• Amerikanischer Hummer is Not Evaluated while Europäischer Hummer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amerikanischer Hummer	Europäischer Hummer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class same	Malacostraca (Höhere Krebse)	Malacostraca (Höhere Krebse)
Order same	Decapoda (Zehnfußkrebse)	Decapoda (Zehnfußkrebse)
Family same	Nephropidae	Nephropidae
Genus same	Homarus	Homarus
Species	Homarus americanus	Homarus gammarus

Evolutionary Relationship

Amerikanischer Hummer and Europäischer Hummer share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Homarus.

Conservation Status

Amerikanischer Hummer

NE — Not Evaluated

Europäischer Hummer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amerikanischer Hummer	Europäischer Hummer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amerikanischer Hummer

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Colombia).

Europäischer Hummer

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Amerikanischer Hummer

American Clawed Lobster (Homarus americanus) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden