Common Seahorse vs

Hippocampus kuda compared with Sphingobacterium composti

Key Differences

• Common Seahorse is Vulnerable while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Seahorse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bacteroidota (Bacteroidota)
Class	Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fish)	Bacteroidia (Bacteroidia)
Order	Perciformes (Perch-like Fish)	Sphingobacteriales (Sphingobacteriales)
Family	Pomacentridae (Clownfish & Damselfish)	Sphingobacteriaceae
Genus	Amphiprion (Clownfish)	Sphingobacterium
Species	Hippocampus kuda	Sphingobacterium composti

Conservation Status

Common Seahorse

VU — Vulnerable

Trend: Decreasing ↓

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Seahorse
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.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Common Seahorse

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

Sphingobacterium composti is a Gram-negative bacterium first isolated from compost material, as its species name implies. It inhabits decomposing organic matter in compost heaps and organic-rich soils. This aerobic chemoheterotroph actively participates in composting processes, degrading complex organic compounds including cellulose and proteins.