Crabeater seal vs Elephant Apple

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Dillenia indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Lobodon	Dillenia
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	Elephant Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.