Crabeater seal vs Delicate Stonewort

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Chara virgata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Delicate Stonewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Characeae
Genus	Lobodon	Chara
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Chara virgata

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Delicate Stonewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	Delicate Stonewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Delicate Stonewort

Habitat

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

Range

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