Crabeater seal vs May River Red

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Dendrobium lasianthera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	May River Red
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Orchidaceae
Genus	Lobodon	Dendrobium
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Dendrobium lasianthera

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

May River Red

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	May River Red
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

May River Red

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.