Common Seal vs Glaucous Draba

Phoca vitulina compared with Draba glabella

Key Differences

Common Seal is Near Threatened while Glaucous Draba is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Seal	Glaucous Draba
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Mammalia (포유류)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Brassicales (십자화목)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Brassicaceae
Genus	Phoca (Harbor Seals)	Draba
Species	Phoca vitulina	Draba glabella

Conservation Status

Common Seal

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~500.0K

Trend: Stable →

Glaucous Draba

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Seal	Glaucous Draba
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.

Glaucous Draba

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Common Seal

가장 널리 분포하는 기각류인 항구물범(Phoca vitulina)은 북대서양과 북태평양 양쪽의 온대 및 아북극 연안에 서식한다. 성체는 최대 130kg에 달하며 바다에서 어류·오징어·갑각류를 사냥하고 해변이나 바위 위에서 쉬며 비슷한 시간을 보낸다. 크고 표정 풍부한 눈은 저조도 수중 시야에 적응되어 있다. 범고래·상어·북극곰의 중요한 먹이원이다.