Common Seahorse vs False Truffle

Hippocampus kuda compared with Elaphomyces granulatus

Key Differences

• Common Seahorse is Vulnerable while False Truffle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Seahorse	False Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Ascomycota (子嚢菌門)
Class	Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fish)	Eurotiomycetes (ユーロチウム菌綱)
Order	Perciformes (ペルカ目)	Eurotiales (Eurotiales)
Family	Pomacentridae (Clownfish & Damselfish)	Elaphomycetaceae
Genus	Amphiprion (Clownfish)	Elaphomyces
Species	Hippocampus kuda	Elaphomyces granulatus

Conservation Status

Common Seahorse

VU — Vulnerable

Trend: Decreasing ↓

False Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Seahorse	False Truffle
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.

False Truffle

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

Common Seahorse

タツノオトシゴ（Hippocampus kuda）は熱帯および温帯の海域に分布する。オスが子を育てて出産するという独特な繁殖形態で知られる。