Chia vs Crabeater seal

Salvia hispanica compared with Lobodon carcinophaga

Key Differences

• Chia is Not Evaluated while Crabeater seal is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chia	Crabeater seal
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Lamiaceae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Salvia	Lobodon
Species	Salvia hispanica	Lobodon carcinophaga

Conservation Status

Chia

NE — Not Evaluated

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chia

Habitat

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

Range

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

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chia

The Chia (Salvia hispanica) is a species in the genus Salvia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.