Crabeater seal vs Jack bean

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Canavalia ensiformis

Key Differences

• Crabeater seal is Least Concern while Jack bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Jack 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	Canavalia
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Canavalia ensiformis

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Jack bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	Jack bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jack bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (4 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia).