Chestnut Brittlestem vs Crabeater seal

Homophron spadiceum compared with Lobodon carcinophaga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Brittlestem	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	Psathyrellaceae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Homophron	Lobodon
Species	Homophron spadiceum	Lobodon carcinophaga

Conservation Status

Chestnut Brittlestem

LC — Least Concern

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Brittlestem

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut Brittlestem

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