Common Seahorse vs Runner Bean Rust

Hippocampus kuda compared with Uromyces appendiculatus

Key Differences

• Common Seahorse is Vulnerable while Runner Bean Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Seahorse	Runner Bean Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)
Class	Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fish)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Perciformes (ペルカ目)	Pucciniales (サビキン目)
Family	Pomacentridae (Clownfish & Damselfish)	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Amphiprion (Clownfish)	Uromyces
Species	Hippocampus kuda	Uromyces appendiculatus

Conservation Status

Common Seahorse

VU — Vulnerable

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Runner Bean Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Seahorse	Runner Bean Rust
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.

Runner Bean Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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。