Common Seahorse vs Scuttle fly

Hippocampus kuda compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

• Common Seahorse is Vulnerable while Scuttle fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Seahorse	Scuttle fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fish)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Perciformes (Perch-like Fish)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Pomacentridae (Clownfish & Damselfish)	Phoridae
Genus	Amphiprion (Clownfish)	Megaselia
Species	Hippocampus kuda	Megaselia scalaris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Common Seahorse

VU — Vulnerable

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Seahorse	Scuttle fly
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.

Scuttle fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), and North America (Costa Rica, United States).

Common Seahorse

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