Bearded seal vs Waved Pincertail

Erignathus barbatus compared with Onychogomphus flexuosus

Key Differences

• Bearded seal is Not Evaluated while Waved Pincertail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bearded seal	Waved Pincertail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Gomphidae
Genus	Erignathus	Onychogomphus
Species	Erignathus barbatus	Onychogomphus flexuosus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bearded seal

NE — Not Evaluated

Waved Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bearded seal	Waved Pincertail
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.

Waved Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Bearded seal

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