Marron vs Redclaw
Both belong to the genus Cherax, so they are close relatives.
What is the difference between a marron and a redclaw?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- Both belong to the genus Cherax, so they are close relatives.
- They are on record for 1 of the same countries (the marron for 1 in total, the redclaw for 1). Country data is incomplete and can include zoos, so this does not show whether they meet in the wild.
Side by side
| Marron | Redclaw | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Cherax tenuimanus | Cherax quadricarinatus |
| Family | Parastacidae | Parastacidae |
| Order | Decapoda | Decapoda |
| Weight | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Countries recorded | 1 | 1 |
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