Finger Coral vs Plattenkoralle

Acropora humilis compared with Acropora clathrata

Key Differences

• Finger Coral is Near Threatened while Plattenkoralle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Finger Coral	Plattenkoralle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Cnidaria (Nesseltiere)	Cnidaria (Nesseltiere)
Class same	Anthozoa	Anthozoa
Order same	Scleractinia (Steinkorallen)	Scleractinia (Steinkorallen)
Family same	Acroporidae	Acroporidae
Genus same	Acropora	Acropora
Species	Acropora humilis	Acropora clathrata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Finger Coral

NT — Near Threatened

Plattenkoralle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Finger Coral	Plattenkoralle
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.

Plattenkoralle

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