East Asian river prawn vs Giant Freshwater Prawn

Macrobrachium nipponense compared with Macrobrachium rosenbergii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	East Asian river prawn	Giant Freshwater Prawn
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class same	Malacostraca (软甲纲)	Malacostraca (软甲纲)
Order same	Decapoda (十足目)	Decapoda (十足目)
Family same	Palaemonidae	Palaemonidae
Genus same	Macrobrachium	Macrobrachium
Species	Macrobrachium nipponense	Macrobrachium rosenbergii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

East Asian river prawn

LC — Least Concern

Giant Freshwater Prawn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	East Asian river prawn	Giant Freshwater 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).

Giant Freshwater Prawn

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