Hooded seal vs lemon

Cystophora cristata compared with Citrus limon

Key Differences

• Hooded seal is Endangered while lemon is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hooded seal	lemon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Rutaceae
Genus	Cystophora	Citrus
Species	Cystophora cristata	Citrus limon

Conservation Status

Hooded seal

EN — Endangered

lemon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hooded seal	lemon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

lemon

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Guinea, Norway, and Taiwan.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway