Common Seahorse vs Giant dodder

Hippocampus kuda compared with Cuscuta reflexa

Key Differences

• Common Seahorse is Vulnerable while Giant dodder is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Seahorse	Giant dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fish)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Perciformes (ペルカ目)	Solanales (ナス目)
Family	Pomacentridae (Clownfish & Damselfish)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Amphiprion (Clownfish)	Cuscuta
Species	Hippocampus kuda	Cuscuta reflexa

Conservation Status

Common Seahorse

VU — Vulnerable

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Giant dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Seahorse	Giant dodder
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.

Giant dodder

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Bhutan, Mauritius, and 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。