Crabeater seal vs Field Maple

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Acer campestre

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Field Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Lobodon	Acer
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Acer campestre

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Field Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	Field Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Field Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).