Crabeater seal vs Mountain Cherry

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Prunus prostrata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Mountain Cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Lobodon	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Prunus prostrata

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Cherry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Cherry

Habitat

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