Common Seahorse vs Spangled Cotinga

Hippocampus kuda compared with Cotinga cayana

Key Differences

• Common Seahorse is Vulnerable while Spangled Cotinga is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Seahorse	Spangled Cotinga
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fish)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Perciformes (Perch-like Fish)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Pomacentridae (Clownfish & Damselfish)	Cotingidae
Genus	Amphiprion (Clownfish)	Cotinga
Species	Hippocampus kuda	Cotinga cayana

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Seahorse and Spangled Cotinga share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Common Seahorse

VU — Vulnerable

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Spangled Cotinga

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Seahorse	Spangled Cotinga
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.

Spangled Cotinga

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Common Seahorse

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

Spangled Cotinga

Spangled Cotinga (Cotinga cayana) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.