Cowberry Redleaf vs Crabeater seal

Exobasidium vaccinii compared with Lobodon carcinophaga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cowberry Redleaf	Crabeater seal
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Exobasidiaceae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Exobasidium	Lobodon
Species	Exobasidium vaccinii	Lobodon carcinophaga

Conservation Status

Cowberry Redleaf

LC — Least Concern

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cowberry Redleaf

Habitat

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

Range

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

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.