Common Seal vs Duck Flea

Phoca vitulina compared with Ceratophyllus garei

Key Differences

• Common Seal is Near Threatened while Duck Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Seal	Duck Flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Siphonaptera (Pulga)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Phoca (Harbor Seals)	Ceratophyllus
Species	Phoca vitulina	Ceratophyllus garei

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Seal and Duck Flea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Common Seal

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~500.0K

Trend: Stable →

Duck Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Seal	Duck Flea
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.

Duck Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden