Barbicou-bean vs Common Seal

Canavalia brasiliensis compared with Phoca vitulina

Key Differences

• Barbicou-bean is Not Evaluated while Common Seal is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barbicou-bean	Common Seal
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Fabaceae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Canavalia	Phoca (Harbor Seals)
Species	Canavalia brasiliensis	Phoca vitulina

Conservation Status

Barbicou-bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Common Seal

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~500.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barbicou-bean

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.

Barbicou-bean

The Barbicou-bean (Canavalia brasiliensis) is a species in the genus Canavalia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Common Seal

O pinípede de distribuição mais ampla, a foca-comum (Phoca vitulina) habita as costas temperadas e subárticas do Atlântico Norte e do Pacífico Norte. Os adultos atingem até 130 kg e passam tempo aproximadamente igual no mar caçando peixes, lulas e crustáceos e descansando em praias ou rochas. Seus grandes e expressivos olhos são adaptados para a visão subaquática em pouca luz. A foca-comum é uma fonte de alimento fundamental para orcas, tubarões e ursos-polares.