Galapagos fur seal vs

Arctocephalus galapagoensis compared with Nitzschia angularis

Key Differences

• Galapagos fur seal is Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Galapagos fur seal
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Bacillariales (Bacillariales)
Family	Otariidae	Bacillariaceae
Genus	Arctocephalus	Nitzschia
Species	Arctocephalus galapagoensis	Nitzschia angularis

Conservation Status

Galapagos fur seal

EN — Endangered

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Galapagos fur seal
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Galapagos fur seal

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Nitzschia angularis e uma diatomea penada de agua doce alongada com polos angulares e um rafe distintivo posicionado ao longo da quilha do frustulo. Habita ambientes de agua doce eutroficos a mesotroficos, incluindo rios, lagoas e lagos enriquecidos em nutrientes. Esta diatomea fotosintetica esta associada a condicoes de agua doce moderadamente enriquecidas.