Fringed Cup vs Northern elephant seal

Encoelia fimbriata compared with Mirounga angustirostris

Key Differences

• Fringed Cup is Not Evaluated while Northern elephant seal is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed Cup	Northern elephant seal
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Cenangiaceae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Encoelia	Mirounga
Species	Encoelia fimbriata	Mirounga angustirostris

Conservation Status

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern elephant seal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed Cup	Northern elephant seal
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed Cup

Northern elephant seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.