Crabeater seal vs Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Heteranthera dubia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Commelinales (Commelinales)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Pontederiaceae
Genus	Lobodon	Heteranthera
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Heteranthera dubia

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.