Common Seal vs Sweet iris

Phoca vitulina compared with Iris pallida

Key Differences

• Common Seal is Near Threatened while Sweet iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Seal	Sweet iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Mantodea (Louva-a-deus)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Phoca (Harbor Seals)	Iris
Species	Phoca vitulina	Iris pallida

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Common Seal

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~500.0K

Trend: Stable →

Sweet iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Seal	Sweet iris
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.

Sweet iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (15 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States