Ferny Azolla vs Hooded seal

Azolla pinnata compared with Cystophora cristata

Key Differences

• Ferny Azolla is Least Concern while Hooded seal is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ferny Azolla	Hooded seal
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Salviniaceae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Azolla	Cystophora
Species	Azolla pinnata	Cystophora cristata

Conservation Status

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Hooded seal

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ferny Azolla	Hooded seal
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ferny Azolla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Palearctic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Tuvalu).

Hooded seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Portugal. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.