Bearded seal vs 'Ihi

Erignathus barbatus compared with Oxalis corniculata

Key Differences

• Bearded seal is Not Evaluated while 'Ihi is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bearded seal	'Ihi
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Oxalidaceae
Genus	Erignathus	Oxalis
Species	Erignathus barbatus	Oxalis corniculata

Conservation Status

Bearded seal

NE — Not Evaluated

'Ihi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bearded seal	'Ihi
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.

'Ihi

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (17 countries), Europe (30 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (7 countries).

Bearded seal

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden