Crabeater seal vs Fly marsh elder

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Iva cheiranthifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Fly marsh elder
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	Iva
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Iva cheiranthifolia

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Fly marsh elder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	Fly marsh elder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fly marsh elder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cuba and United States.