Crabeater seal vs Indigo Milk Cap

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Lactarius indigo

Key Differences

• Crabeater seal is Least Concern while Indigo Milk Cap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Indigo Milk Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Russulaceae
Genus	Lobodon	Lactarius
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Lactarius indigo

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Indigo Milk Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	Indigo Milk Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indigo Milk Cap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.