Crabeater seal vs dwarf buttercup

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Ranunculus pygmaeus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	dwarf buttercup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Lobodon	Ranunculus
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Ranunculus pygmaeus

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

dwarf buttercup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	dwarf buttercup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

dwarf buttercup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.