Crabeater seal vs Minute duckweed

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Lemna minuta

Key Differences

• Crabeater seal is Least Concern while Minute duckweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Minute duckweed
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)	Araceae
Genus	Lobodon	Lemna
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Lemna minuta

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Minute duckweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	Minute duckweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Minute duckweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (22 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).