Common Seahorse vs Pine Jelly

Hippocampus kuda compared with Exidia saccharina

Key Differences

• Common Seahorse is Vulnerable while Pine Jelly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Seahorse	Pine Jelly
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)	Auriculariales (キクラゲ目)
Family	Pomacentridae (Clownfish & Damselfish)	Auriculariaceae
Genus	Amphiprion (Clownfish)	Exidia
Species	Hippocampus kuda	Exidia saccharina

Conservation Status

Common Seahorse

VU — Vulnerable

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Pine Jelly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Seahorse	Pine Jelly
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.

Pine Jelly

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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。