vs Crabeater seal

Biddulphia rhombus compared with Lobodon carcinophaga

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Crabeater seal is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Crabeater seal
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Biddulphiales (Biddulphiales)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Biddulphiaceae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Biddulphia	Lobodon
Species	Biddulphia rhombus	Lobodon carcinophaga

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Crabeater seal
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Biddulphia rhombus is a centric marine diatom with a distinctly bipolar, rhomboid to broadly lanceolate valve shape bearing prominent horn-like elevations. It inhabits coastal planktonic and benthic environments in temperate to warm seas worldwide. This photosynthetic diatom contributes to marine primary production in neritic coastal waters.