Greater Crested Tern vs Northern elephant seal

Thalasseus bergii compared with Mirounga angustirostris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Crested Tern	Northern elephant seal
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Laridae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Thalasseus	Mirounga
Species	Thalasseus bergii	Mirounga angustirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Crested Tern and Northern elephant seal share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Greater Crested Tern

LC — Least Concern

Northern elephant seal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Crested Tern	Northern elephant seal
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Crested Tern

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Northern elephant seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.