Crabeater seal vs Least snoutbean

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Rhynchosia minima

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Crabeater seal Least snoutbean
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 Rhynchosia
Species Lobodon carcinophaga Rhynchosia minima

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Least snoutbean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Crabeater seal Least snoutbean
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Least snoutbean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Comoros, Madagascar), Asia (Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

Crabeater seal

No description available.

Least snoutbean

No description available.

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