Common Seahorse vs Katung Fa

Hippocampus kuda compared with Alstonia macrophylla

Key Differences

Common Seahorse is Vulnerable while Katung Fa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Seahorse	Katung Fa
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fish)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Perciformes (อันดับปลากะพง)	Gentianales (อันดับดอกหรีดเขา)
Family	Pomacentridae (Clownfish & Damselfish)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Amphiprion (Clownfish)	Alstonia
Species	Hippocampus kuda	Alstonia macrophylla

Conservation Status

Common Seahorse

VU — Vulnerable

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Katung Fa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Seahorse	Katung Fa
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	5 years	—
Average Length	17 cm	—
Average Weight	10 g	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Katung Fa

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and United States.