Common Seahorse vs

Hippocampus kuda compared with Microbacterium saperdae

Key Differences

• Common Seahorse is Vulnerable while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Seahorse
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Actinobacteriota (Actinobacteriota)
Class	Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fish)	Actinomycetia (放線菌綱)
Order	Perciformes (ペルカ目)	Actinomycetales (放線菌目)
Family	Pomacentridae (Clownfish & Damselfish)	Microbacteriaceae
Genus	Amphiprion (Clownfish)	Microbacterium
Species	Hippocampus kuda	Microbacterium saperdae

Conservation Status

Common Seahorse

VU — Vulnerable

Trend: Decreasing ↓

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Seahorse
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.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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。