Crabeater seal vs Cupped Ear

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Otidea cantharella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Cupped Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Otideaceae
Genus	Lobodon	Otidea
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Otidea cantharella

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	Cupped Ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cupped Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.