Crabeater seal vs mersawa

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Anisoptera costata

Key Differences

• Crabeater seal is Least Concern while mersawa is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	mersawa
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Lobodon	Anisoptera
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Anisoptera costata

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

mersawa

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	mersawa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mersawa

Habitat

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