Common Seahorse vs devil clam

Hippocampus kuda compared with Tridacna mbalavuana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Seahorse	devil clam
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fish)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Perciformes (Perch-like Fish)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Pomacentridae (Clownfish & Damselfish)	Cardiidae
Genus	Amphiprion (Clownfish)	Tridacna
Species	Hippocampus kuda	Tridacna mbalavuana

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Seahorse and devil clam share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Common Seahorse

VU — Vulnerable

Trend: Decreasing ↓

devil clam

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Seahorse	devil clam
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	5 years	—
Average Length	17 cm	—
Average Weight	10 g	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Seahorse

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, India, Indonesia, Japan, and Philippines. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

devil clam

Common Seahorse

The common seahorse is found in tropical and temperate waters. Males carry and deliver the babies.