Crabeater seal vs midwestern arrowhead

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Sagittaria brevirostra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	midwestern arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Alismataceae
Genus	Lobodon	Sagittaria
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Sagittaria brevirostra

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

midwestern arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	midwestern arrowhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

midwestern arrowhead

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia and Canada.