Common Seahorse vs Ausgebreiteter Klee

Hippocampus kuda compared with Trifolium diffusum

Key Differences

• Common Seahorse is Vulnerable while Ausgebreiteter Klee is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Seahorse	Ausgebreiteter Klee
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fish)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Perciformes (Barschartige)	Fabales (Schmetterlingsblütenartige)
Family	Pomacentridae (Clownfish & Damselfish)	Fabaceae
Genus	Amphiprion (Clownfish)	Trifolium
Species	Hippocampus kuda	Trifolium diffusum

Conservation Status

Common Seahorse

VU — Vulnerable

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Ausgebreiteter Klee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Seahorse	Ausgebreiteter Klee
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	5 years	—
Average Length	17 cm	—
Average Weight	10 g	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Seahorse

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Australia, India, Indonesia, Japan, and Philippines. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Ausgebreiteter Klee

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

Common Seahorse

The common seahorse is found in tropical and temperate waters. Males carry and deliver the babies.