Crabeater seal vs hairy willow

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Salix vestita

Key Differences

• Crabeater seal is Least Concern while hairy willow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	hairy willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Salicaceae
Genus	Lobodon	Salix
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Salix vestita

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

hairy willow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	hairy willow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

hairy willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.