Goat's-beard vs Northern elephant seal

Tragopogon pratensis compared with Mirounga angustirostris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goat's-beard	Northern elephant seal
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Tragopogon	Mirounga
Species	Tragopogon pratensis	Mirounga angustirostris

Conservation Status

Goat's-beard

LC — Least Concern

Northern elephant seal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goat's-beard	Northern elephant seal
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Goat's-beard

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Northern elephant seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.