Crabeater seal vs king protea

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Protea cynaroides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	king protea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Proteaceae
Genus	Lobodon	Protea
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Protea cynaroides

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

king protea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	king protea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

king protea

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Portugal.