Button-Willow vs Crabeater seal

Cephalanthus occidentalis compared with Lobodon carcinophaga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button-Willow	Crabeater seal
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Rubiaceae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Cephalanthus	Lobodon
Species	Cephalanthus occidentalis	Lobodon carcinophaga

Conservation Status

Button-Willow

LC — Least Concern

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button-Willow	Crabeater seal
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Button-Willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Button-Willow

The Button-Willow (Cephalanthus occidentalis) is a species in the genus Cephalanthus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.