vs Common Seahorse

Acetobacter malorum compared with Hippocampus kuda

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Common Seahorse is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Common Seahorse
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)	Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fish)
Order	Acetobacterales	Perciformes (Perch-like Fish)
Family	Acetobacteraceae	Pomacentridae (Clownfish & Damselfish)
Genus	Acetobacter	Amphiprion (Clownfish)
Species	Acetobacter malorum	Hippocampus kuda

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Common Seahorse

VU — Vulnerable

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Common Seahorse
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	5 years
Average Length	—	17 cm
Average Weight	—	10 g

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Common Seahorse

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Australia, India, Indonesia, Japan, and Philippines. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Acetobacter malorum is a species in the genus Acetobacter. It is not yet evaluated on the IUCN Red List. It is found across Taiwan, inhabiting Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.