Crabeater seal vs mescal agave

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Agave angustifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	mescal agave
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)	Asparagaceae
Genus	Lobodon	Agave
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Agave angustifolia

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

mescal agave

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	mescal agave
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mescal agave

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Europe (Spain), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).