Crabeater seal vs mortel

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Erythrina mitis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	mortel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Fabaceae
Genus	Lobodon	Erythrina
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Erythrina mitis

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

mortel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mortel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Sao Tome and Principe and Venezuela.