Crabeater seal vs Lesser Scalewort

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Frullania microphylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Lesser Scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Lobodon	Frullania
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Frullania microphylla

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	Lesser Scalewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.