East Asian river prawn vs Parading Shrimp

Macrobrachium nipponense compared with Macrobrachium dienbienphuense

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	East Asian river prawn	Parading Shrimp
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 dienbienphuense

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

East Asian river prawn

LC — Least Concern

Parading Shrimp

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	East Asian river prawn	Parading Shrimp
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).

Parading Shrimp

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Found in Norway.