Crabeater seal vs Gray Alder

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Alnus incana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Gray Alder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Betulaceae
Genus	Lobodon	Alnus
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Alnus incana

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Gray Alder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	Gray Alder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray Alder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia), Europe (10 countries), and North America (United States).