Bearded seal vs Cook's Holly

Erignathus barbatus compared with Ilex cookii

Key Differences

• Bearded seal is Not Evaluated while Cook's Holly is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bearded seal	Cook's Holly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Aquifoliaceae
Genus	Erignathus	Ilex
Species	Erignathus barbatus	Ilex cookii

Conservation Status

Bearded seal

NE — Not Evaluated

Cook's Holly

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bearded seal	Cook's Holly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bearded seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Cook's Holly

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Bearded seal

The Bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) is a species in the genus Erignathus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.