Crabeater seal vs Giant arrowhead

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Sagittaria montevidensis

Key Differences

• Crabeater seal is Least Concern while Giant arrowhead is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Giant arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Alismataceae
Genus	Lobodon	Sagittaria
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Sagittaria montevidensis

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Giant arrowhead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	Giant arrowhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Giant arrowhead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Tanzania), Asia (Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).