Common Seahorse vs glossy furrow-shell

Hippocampus kuda compared with Abra nitida

Key Differences

• Common Seahorse is Vulnerable while glossy furrow-shell is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Seahorse	glossy furrow-shell
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)	Semelidae
Genus	Amphiprion (Clownfish)	Abra
Species	Hippocampus kuda	Abra nitida

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Seahorse and glossy furrow-shell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Common Seahorse

VU — Vulnerable

Trend: Decreasing ↓

glossy furrow-shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Seahorse	glossy furrow-shell
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.

glossy furrow-shell

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Common Seahorse

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