Crabeater seal vs flat-leaved scalewort

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Radula complanata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	flat-leaved scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Radulaceae
Genus	Lobodon	Radula
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Radula complanata

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

flat-leaved scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	flat-leaved scalewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

flat-leaved scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).