Crabeater seal vs Easter cassia

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Senna pendula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Crabeater seal Easter cassia
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 Senna
Species Lobodon carcinophaga Senna pendula

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Easter cassia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Crabeater seal Easter cassia
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Easter cassia

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Indonesia), Europe (Portugal), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Crabeater seal

No description available.

Easter cassia

No description available.

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