Cape York salwood vs Common Seahorse

Acacia midgleyi compared with Hippocampus kuda

Key Differences

Cape York salwood is Least Concern while Common Seahorse is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape York salwood	Common Seahorse
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fish)
Order	Fabales (อันดับถั่ว)	Perciformes (อันดับปลากะพง)
Family	Fabaceae	Pomacentridae (Clownfish & Damselfish)
Genus	Acacia	Amphiprion (Clownfish)
Species	Acacia midgleyi	Hippocampus kuda

Conservation Status

Cape York salwood

LC — Least Concern

Common Seahorse

VU — Vulnerable

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape York salwood	Common Seahorse
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	5 years
Average Length	—	17 cm
Average Weight	—	10 g

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape York salwood

Habitat

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

Common Seahorse

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Australia, India, Indonesia, Japan, and Philippines. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Cape York salwood

The Cape York Salwood (Acacia midgleyi) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.