Bearded seal vs Spanish Iris

Erignathus barbatus compared with Iris xiphium

Key Differences

• Bearded seal is Not Evaluated while Spanish Iris is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bearded seal	Spanish Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Erignathus	Iris
Species	Erignathus barbatus	Iris xiphium

Evolutionary Relationship

Bearded seal and Spanish Iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bearded seal

NE — Not Evaluated

Spanish Iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bearded seal	Spanish Iris
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.

Spanish Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Bearded seal

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