Common Seahorse vs roya de la judía

Hippocampus kuda compared with Uromyces appendiculatus

Key Differences

• Common Seahorse is Vulnerable while roya de la judía is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Seahorse	roya de la judía
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fish)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Perciformes (Perch-like Fish)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Pomacentridae (Clownfish & Damselfish)	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Amphiprion (Clownfish)	Uromyces
Species	Hippocampus kuda	Uromyces appendiculatus

Conservation Status

Common Seahorse

VU — Vulnerable

Trend: Decreasing ↓

roya de la judía

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Seahorse	roya de la judía
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.

roya de la judía

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Common Seahorse

El caballito de mar común (Hippocampus kuda) se encuentra en aguas tropicales y templadas. Los machos son quienes cargan y dan a luz a las crías.