Bearded seal vs long yam

Erignathus barbatus compared with Dioscorea transversa

Key Differences

• Bearded seal is Not Evaluated while long yam is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bearded seal	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Erignathus	Dioscorea
Species	Erignathus barbatus	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Bearded seal

NE — Not Evaluated

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bearded seal	long yam
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.

long yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Bearded seal

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