Bearded Dapperling vs Common Seahorse

Cystolepiota seminuda compared with Hippocampus kuda

Key Differences

Bearded Dapperling is Least Concern while Common Seahorse is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bearded Dapperling	Common Seahorse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fish)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Perciformes (Perch-like Fish)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Pomacentridae (Clownfish & Damselfish)
Genus	Cystolepiota	Amphiprion (Clownfish)
Species	Cystolepiota seminuda	Hippocampus kuda

Conservation Status

Bearded Dapperling

LC — Least Concern

Common Seahorse

VU — Vulnerable

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bearded Dapperling

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.

Bearded Dapperling

The Bearded Dapperling (Cystolepiota seminuda) is a species in the genus Cystolepiota. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.