Crabeater seal vs Malabar nut

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Justicia adhatoda

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Malabar nut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Acanthaceae
Genus	Lobodon	Justicia
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Justicia adhatoda

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Malabar nut

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	Malabar nut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malabar nut

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (China, Cyprus, Taiwan) and Europe (Greece, Italy, Malta).