East Asian river prawn vs Hummerkrabbe

Macrobrachium nipponense compared with Macrobrachium rosenbergii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	East Asian river prawn	Hummerkrabbe
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 nipponense	Macrobrachium rosenbergii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

East Asian river prawn

LC — Least Concern

Hummerkrabbe

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	East Asian river prawn	Hummerkrabbe
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Hummerkrabbe

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (Norway, Ukraine), North America (10 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Micronesia), and South America (5 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇮🇷 Iran 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇦 Ukraine 🇺🇸 United States