Crabeater seal vs ground cholla

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Cylindropuntia echinocarpa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	ground cholla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Cactaceae
Genus	Lobodon	Cylindropuntia
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Cylindropuntia echinocarpa

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

ground cholla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	ground cholla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

ground cholla

Habitat

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