Crabeater seal vs False Oat-Grass Smut

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Key Differences

• Crabeater seal is Least Concern while False Oat-Grass Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	False Oat-Grass Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Lobodon	Urocystis
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

False Oat-Grass Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	False Oat-Grass Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Oat-Grass Smut