Crabeater seal vs Hamburger Bean

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Mucuna holtonii

Key Differences

• Crabeater seal is Least Concern while Hamburger Bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Hamburger Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Fabaceae
Genus	Lobodon	Mucuna
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Mucuna holtonii

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Hamburger Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	Hamburger Bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hamburger Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.