Hooded seal vs one-flowered cinquefoil

Cystophora cristata compared with Potentilla uniflora

Key Differences

• Hooded seal is Endangered while one-flowered cinquefoil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hooded seal	one-flowered cinquefoil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Cystophora	Potentilla
Species	Cystophora cristata	Potentilla uniflora

Conservation Status

Hooded seal

EN — Endangered

one-flowered cinquefoil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hooded seal	one-flowered cinquefoil
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.

one-flowered cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway