East Asian river prawn vs Monkey river prawn

Macrobrachium nipponense compared with Macrobrachium lar

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	East Asian river prawn	Monkey river prawn
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class same	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order same	Decapoda (Decapoda)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family same	Palaemonidae	Palaemonidae
Genus same	Macrobrachium	Macrobrachium
Species	Macrobrachium nipponense	Macrobrachium lar

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

East Asian river prawn

LC — Least Concern

Monkey river prawn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	East Asian river prawn	Monkey river prawn
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).

Monkey river prawn

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Taiwan, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States