Crabeater seal vs Indian-plum

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Flacourtia jangomas

Key Differences

• Crabeater seal is Least Concern while Indian-plum is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Indian-plum
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	Flacourtia
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Flacourtia jangomas

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Indian-plum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	Indian-plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indian-plum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, Seychelles), Asia (Maldives, Singapore, Taiwan), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia).