Common Seal vs Kaji-kaede

Phoca vitulina compared with Acer diabolicum

Key Differences

• Common Seal is Near Threatened while Kaji-kaede is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Seal	Kaji-kaede
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Sapindales (ムクロジ目)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Phoca (Harbor Seals)	Acer
Species	Phoca vitulina	Acer diabolicum

Conservation Status

Common Seal

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~500.0K

Trend: Stable →

Kaji-kaede

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Seal	Kaji-kaede
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	30 years	—
Average Length	1.7 m	—
Average Weight	80.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Kaji-kaede

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Common Seal

最も広く分布する鰭脚類であるゴマフアザラシの近縁種・ゼニガタアザラシ（Phoca vitulina）は、北大西洋と北太平洋の温帯・亜北極沿岸に生息する。成体は最大130kgに達し、海での魚・イカ・甲殻類の捕食と海岸や岩場での休息にほぼ同じ時間を費やす。大きく表情豊かな目は低照度での水中視覚に適応している。シャチ・サメ・ホッキョクグマにとって重要な食料源である。