Crabeater seal vs Mountain Aster

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Oclemena acuminata

Key Differences

• Crabeater seal is Least Concern while Mountain Aster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Mountain Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Lobodon	Oclemena
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Oclemena acuminata

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	Mountain Aster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.