Crabeater seal vs hop dodder

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Cuscuta lupuliformis

Key Differences

• Crabeater seal is Least Concern while hop dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	hop dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Lobodon	Cuscuta
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Cuscuta lupuliformis

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

hop dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	hop dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

hop dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).