Crabeater seal vs Field Thistle

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Cirsium discolor

Key Differences

• Crabeater seal is Least Concern while Field Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Field Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Lobodon	Cirsium
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Cirsium discolor

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Field Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Field Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.