Crabeater seal vs Malaysian apple

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Syzygium malaccense

Key Differences

• Crabeater seal is Least Concern while Malaysian apple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Malaysian apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Myrtaceae
Genus	Lobodon	Syzygium
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Syzygium malaccense

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Malaysian apple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	Malaysian apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malaysian apple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles, Tanzania), Asia (Maldives, Singapore, Taiwan), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).