Java-bean vs Nördlicher See-Elefant

Senna obtusifolia compared with Mirounga angustirostris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Java-bean Nördlicher See-Elefant
Kingdom Plantae (Pflanzen) Animalia (Tier)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order Fabales (Schmetterlingsblütenartige) Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family Fabaceae Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus Senna Mirounga
Species Senna obtusifolia Mirounga angustirostris

Conservation Status

Java-bean

LC — Least Concern

Nördlicher See-Elefant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Java-bean Nördlicher See-Elefant
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Java-bean

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (13 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Nördlicher See-Elefant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Java-bean

No description available.

Nördlicher See-Elefant

No description available.

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