Crabeater seal vs halberd willow

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Salix hastata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	halberd 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 hastata

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

halberd willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

halberd willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.