Crabeater seal vs mountain melick

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Melica nutans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	mountain melick
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Lobodon	Melica
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Melica nutans

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

mountain melick

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	mountain melick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain melick

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.