Northern elephant seal vs toothcup

Mirounga angustirostris compared with Ammannia latifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern elephant seal	toothcup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Lythraceae
Genus	Mirounga	Ammannia
Species	Mirounga angustirostris	Ammannia latifolia

Conservation Status

Northern elephant seal

LC — Least Concern

toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern elephant seal	toothcup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern elephant seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

toothcup

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), North America (Cuba), and South America (4 countries).