Crabeater seal vs forked veilwort

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Metzgeria furcata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	forked veilwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Metzgeriaceae
Genus	Lobodon	Metzgeria
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Metzgeria furcata

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

forked veilwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	forked veilwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

forked veilwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.