Common Seahorse vs Fragrant Bracket

Hippocampus kuda compared with Trametes suaveolens

Key Differences

• Common Seahorse is Vulnerable while Fragrant Bracket is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Seahorse	Fragrant Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)
Class	Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fish)	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)
Order	Perciformes (ペルカ目)	Polyporales (多孔菌目)
Family	Pomacentridae (Clownfish & Damselfish)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Amphiprion (Clownfish)	Trametes
Species	Hippocampus kuda	Trametes suaveolens

Conservation Status

Common Seahorse

VU — Vulnerable

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Fragrant Bracket

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Seahorse	Fragrant Bracket
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.

Fragrant Bracket

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, Mediterranean forests and woodlands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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。