Crabeater seal vs limestone scurvygrass

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Cochlearia tridactylites

Key Differences

• Crabeater seal is Least Concern while limestone scurvygrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	limestone scurvygrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Brassicaceae
Genus	Lobodon	Cochlearia
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Cochlearia tridactylites

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

limestone scurvygrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	limestone scurvygrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

limestone scurvygrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and France.