Crabeater seal vs Cream Pea

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Lathyrus ochroleucus

Key Differences

• Crabeater seal is Least Concern while Cream Pea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Cream Pea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Fabaceae
Genus	Lobodon	Lathyrus
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Lathyrus ochroleucus

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Cream Pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	Cream Pea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cream Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.