Hooded seal vs Long-tailed Jaeger

Cystophora cristata compared with Stercorarius longicaudus

Key Differences

• Hooded seal is Endangered while Long-tailed Jaeger is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hooded seal	Long-tailed Jaeger
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Stercorariidae
Genus	Cystophora	Stercorarius
Species	Cystophora cristata	Stercorarius longicaudus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hooded seal and Long-tailed Jaeger share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Hooded seal

EN — Endangered

Long-tailed Jaeger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hooded seal	Long-tailed Jaeger
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.

Long-tailed Jaeger

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Long-tailed Jaeger

Long-tailed Jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway