Crabeater seal vs danewort, dwarf elder

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Sambucus ebulus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	danewort, dwarf elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Viburnaceae
Genus	Lobodon	Sambucus
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Sambucus ebulus

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

danewort, dwarf elder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	danewort, dwarf elder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

danewort, dwarf elder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel), Europe (15 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).