Blewit vs Crabeater seal

Lepista nuda compared with Lobodon carcinophaga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blewit	Crabeater seal
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Lepista	Lobodon
Species	Lepista nuda	Lobodon carcinophaga

Conservation Status

Blewit

LC — Least Concern

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blewit

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blewit

The Blewit (Lepista nuda) is a species in the genus Lepista. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.