Buff-thighed Puffleg vs Northern elephant seal

Haplophaedia assimilis compared with Mirounga angustirostris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-thighed Puffleg	Northern elephant seal
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Trochilidae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Haplophaedia	Mirounga
Species	Haplophaedia assimilis	Mirounga angustirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-thighed Puffleg and Northern elephant seal share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Buff-thighed Puffleg

LC — Least Concern

Northern elephant seal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-thighed Puffleg	Northern elephant seal
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buff-thighed Puffleg

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Northern elephant seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buff-thighed Puffleg

The Buff-Thighed Puffleg (Haplophaedia assimilis) is a species in the genus Haplophaedia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.