bristled river shrimp vs East Asian river prawn

Macrobrachium olfersii compared with Macrobrachium nipponense

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristled river shrimp	East Asian river prawn
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	Palaemonidae	Palaemonidae
Genus same	Macrobrachium	Macrobrachium
Species	Macrobrachium olfersii	Macrobrachium nipponense

Evolutionary Relationship

bristled river shrimp and East Asian river prawn share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Macrobrachium.

Conservation Status

bristled river shrimp

LC — Least Concern

East Asian river prawn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristled river shrimp	East Asian river prawn
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.

East Asian river prawn

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States